My previous post was talking about my family and what I think they need to do, but the sudden death of Crystal's father reminded me of things I need to do as well because like I said before we aren't guaranteed tomorrow. One of those things is to tell my friends and family about my Jesus, my Savior.
I believe in heaven and hell. I believe those who don't claim Jesus as their Lord and Savior will go to hell, so that is why I feel an urgency to share this with you. Please know that I wouldn't share this with you unless I loved you! I know a lot of Christians get slack because of their "holier than thou" attitude, I do not feel that I am that way - I am not sharing this with you to say you are wrong and I am right but to say that I believe with all my heart that we all need Jesus.
I was born a sinner and so were you. You may think you are a good person because you do good things, but there are no good people on this planet. We all fall short when it comes to God's commandments: we lie, we say God's name in vain, we covet things that other's have, we don't honor our parents, etc Our God is a just God and so there has to be a price paid for our sins - in the old testament days they used to blood of a blemish free lamb, thankfully we don't have to do that now. I would not be able to pay enough to cover my sins. My amazing God sent his only son Jesus to earth to live a perfect life and to be crucified as a sacrifice for my sins and for yours.
We all need Jesus! I needed Him more than I thought. (Read my testimony here), (or here) The Bible says that if you:
1) Accept the fact that you are a sinner, that you do wrong, and repent of your sins
2) Believe that Jesus was God's son sent to save us AND
3) Confess with your mouth that Jesus is your Lord and Savior
You will be saved!
Be warned! If you follow these steps, your life will be changed forever! Things won't necessarily be easier (they may even be harder), but you'll have more peace than you've ever known, you'll always have someone to talk to, and the love God has always had for you (because you're HIS) will be more evident in your life. You will see things very differently because your blinders will be off and you won't be living in darkness anymore and because you will be living for Christ instead of for yourself. We were created to worship and praise God - to live for Him!
We sing a song at church, "You Never Mentioned Him to Me" (you may sing it at your church too) and I always think of the friends that I've never invited to church or told about Christ. I pray every night that God will give me the courage to tell others about Him. Good for you Emily! Love ya ~ Julie
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