The Lord God Almighty created us to be in
relationship with Him forever, but sin entered the human race and sin separates
us from our Holy Creator and deserves God’s judgment. Fortunately, through
God’s grace He sent Christ to die for our sins, to pay the penalty of God’s
wrath upon our sin, to bring us to God, to give you and I true life now and for
eternity (1 Pet. 3:18, 1 John 2:2, John 3:16, 10:10). How do we receive this
true/eternal life from God? We must respond rightly to God and His plan for
true life. Here’s how; think of it as the ABC’s for True Life:
Admit that you have
sinned. Ask Jesus to forgive you.
"...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God..."
Rom. 3:23, Eph. 1:7, 1 John 1:9
Believe with
trusting faith upon Jesus that He died on the cross for your sins
and rose in victory. “..Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures, .. he was buried, .. he was raised on the third day ..” 1
Cor. 15:3-7, 57; "That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be
saved.” Rom. 10:9
Commit (surrender)
your life to Jesus as your Savior and the Lord of your life; “and He (Jesus) died for
all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for
Him who died for them and rose again.” 2 Cor. 5:15; Luke 9:23-24
God may be prompting you right now to begin a true/eternal
life relationship with Him. If so, respond to Christ in faith by giving your
life to Him as your Savior and Lord. Rest assured, you can know that you have
eternal life (1 John 5:13 ).
Tell some Christ-honoring people that you have
given your life over to Christ. If you just read through this and just now gave your
life over to Christ, let me know. Amen! Praise God! There is a celebration in
Heaven every time someone gives their life to Christ (Luke 15:10).
Once you have committed to
trusting Christ as your Savior and Lord, then how do you live the ‘true life’
in Christ? Worship God, develop the habits of prayer and Bible learning/living, commit
to a bible-believing Christ-centered church family, be baptized in water, grow
in God’s Word with other believers, serve and help people, communicate this
great news of Jesus to nonbelievers, become more like Christ in character and
mission, and glorify God in all that you are and do!
If you have questions about giving your life over
to Jesus Christ please ask a Christ-honoring person for guidance, pray to God
for help, study God’s Word and apply His Word to your life as the Lord leads. God
bless you in your true life in Christ!
Mike Mullins
