Focus Verses: Acts 4:11-12 "For Jesus is the one referred to in the Scriptures, where it says, ‘The stone that you builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’ There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”
I had the distinct privilege this week to hear United States of America President Donald Trump give a speech in person. As he spoke there was something that caught my attention. Someone told President Trump “your the most famous person in the world” and Trump's response was “no I’m not, I’m not even close”. The person then asked "Well who is more famous?" President Trump then said, “Jesus Christ”. I don’t know if our President is truly saved. He does acknowledge Jesus as a great person. I pray that he is a saved person who submits to God.
How can we know who is getting into heaven? I think we will be surprised one day to realize that there will be people in Hell that some would say were good people, but they never acknowledged their sins to God. And also there will be people in Heaven who lived sinful lives but they repented of their sins to follow Christ. The Bible says that all people have sinned. Maybe you have done good things. I have done good things. Being good doesn’t get us to heaven. Because you have to be perfect to get to Heaven, and none of us are perfect, we have all sinned. That’s why Jesus came to die on the cross to take our punishment. John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Jesus not only saves us, but we make Him Lord of our life. We have the righteousness of Christ. When we accept God’s free gift of salvation we are saved. So when God looks at us, He no longer sees our sin He sees His Son Jesus, and we are welcomed into Heaven.
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
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