Invitation

On 1.19.1976 at 10:43 AM, I invited Jesus into my heart. From that day forward, by the grace of God, He changed the trajectory of my life from eternal destruction in the lake of fire to a future eternity of endless blessings with Him in glory. Thankfully, we do not have to wait until heaven to receive blessings from on High! Upon receiving the gift of salvation (Eph 2:8-9), I immediately went from

• spiritual death to spiritual life 
• hellbound to heavenbound, 
• lost to found, 
• enemy to a son, 
• lost sinner to a saved sinner, 
• darkness to light, 
• blindness to sight,
• unforgiven to forgiven,
• without purpose to having purpose 
• without hope to having hope, 
• God on the outside to God in my life, 
• condemnation to redemption, 
• burdens to blessings  
• slave of sin to a slave of God,                                   
• without peace to a peace that passes all understanding,  
• and so much more (cf. 1 Cor 2:9-10).

 

†Those things mentioned above are just some of the amazing byproducts of receiving the gift of salvation by grace through faith (Eph 2:8-9)! If you have never received Jesus personally into your heart, I implore you to consider what Billy Graham had to say about "Steps to Peace with God." Jesus the Messiah is truly the only way to God the Father (Jn 14:6). 

If you have not received Jesus into your heart as your Savior, you have but two choices before you. You can remain on your current trajectory to a forever death, or you can choose by faith a better way to experience an entirely different outcome -- eternal life. It is literally choosing spiritual light over spiritual darkness (cf. Jn 3:19)! 

With the former choice, you simply do nothing, which is a choice! But I must warn you, however, that once you step into eternity without Christ, you will die in your sins and be separated from God forever and ever in the penitentiary for unsaved sinners (Rom 8:9; 2 Cor 4:4) -- the lake of fire (Rev 20:15; 21:8)! There is no commutation of sentence or parole, for the divine judicial decree is immutable. 

With the latter, you can take that step in the right direction, with God's help through faith, and cross over the untraversable gorge that is currently keeping you from God in the now! The impossible was made possible when Jesus died on the cross, for the penalty of our sins. He became a bridge to God for us in the here and now for salvation and fellowship forever (cf. Jn 3:16). 

Everyone who comes to God must cross the very same bridge made possible by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ. There is no other way to cross the spiritual gorge separating the unsaved sinner from God (cf. Acts 4:12). I crossed that same bridge long ago (1.19.1976) and have lived to never regret it! Glory to God!

I sincerely believe that asking Jesus to come into my heart as my personal sin-bearer and save me from the penalty of my sins was the most consequential thing that I have ever done or will ever do, bar none! Yahweh desires that all men and women be saved, but He will not deliver us against our will (cf. Jn 3:16; 1 Tim 2:4; 2 Pet 3:9).

Our destiny is not determined by life's circumstances but by the choices we make (cf. Rom 10:13). Choose Jesus, and you choose life eternal! Reject Him, and you choose eternal death. Choose not to accept or reject Jesus, and you choose eternal death or being separated from God forever! 

After experiencing salvation by grace through faith (Eph 2:8-9; Titus 3:5), the next important step in obedience to Yahweh is water baptism by immersion, which is a public testimonial of identifying with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ (cf. Rom 6:3-4). Naturally, salvation is a personal matter, but it is far from being private as the public rite of baptism would suggest (cf. Luk 9:26; Rom 1:16; 2 Tim 1:12; 1 Pet 4:16). In newness of life (Rom 6:4) is the picture of inner and outer realities, not a symbol. 

I would also highly recommend that you prayerfully join a Bible-believing/behaving evangelical church that privately and publicly reflects a strong desire to be Word-centric rather than culturally focused. We simply cannot be the salt of the earth and the light of the world (Mt 5:13-15) apart from knowing and applying the Word of God to everyday life in service to Yahweh, the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings! Surround yourself with people who love Yahweh and His Word (cf. Heb 10:25)! <><

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† Random order.

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 Michael D. Alderman 
                                         (Gal 2:20)