Minister Message

I encounter quite a number of people who express concern about their salvation and their need, in some cases even their intent, to take Jesus as their Lord and Savior, but who have no urgency about it. It’s just something they are somewhat interested in doing whenever they can fit it into their schedule. Folks, this is a serious fallacy. Here’s why you need to have a sense of urgency about your salvation, instead of putting it off.

First, is simply that God deserves better. He is not our equal. He is the supreme being and creator of the universe. No one matches His importance. Yet, while He could have just written us off, He provided a way of salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ. Romans 5.8 tells us: “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Second, we don’t know when Jesus is coming back nor when we are going to die. We might want to have a little bit more worldly living time or just not want to take time to get saved and put Jesus first, but the time down the road when we figure we will take care of matters might not ever come. In Matthew 25.13, Jesus said, “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day nor the hour.” II Corinthians 6.2 tells us, “I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.”

You might think that you will accept Jesus at the last moment. All discussions about whether Jesus accepting the thief on the cross is relevant to your decision and discussions about last second prayers and whether they are valid without repentance and baptism aside, the main thing you need to realize is that some people die so suddenly that there is no “last moment”. Some people just drop dead instantly. Some people are killed instantaneously in some accident or act of war. There is no warning whatsoever. There is no last moment of consciousness as death approaches. The only sure time we have to get right with God through Jesus is right now!

Finally, once we die, there is no second chance. If you miss your opportunity here, you are lost eternally. In the story of Lazarus and the Rich Man in Luke, chapter 16, we read in Luke 16.26: “And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.”

Friends, if you are lost, outside Christ, you need Jesus and you need Him NOW! Are you in Christ? Is He YOUR Lord and Savior? Have you put your faith in Jesus, repented from sin, confessed your faith in Jesus, and been baptized (immersed) into Him? Are you living daily in Jesus Christ? If you died today, would you go to heaven or hell? It’s an URGENT matter!

Maybe as you have read this, you realize that you need to take Jesus as your Lord and Savior and become saved so you can have Him in your life. You can find scripture references that give more information about making Jesus your Lord and Savior by clicking on our Path to Salvation page on this web site. If we can assist you in obeying the Gospel, or in your walk with Christ, contact us.

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