STEP No.1: Understand that God's desire for you is life, abundant,
and eternal.
The Bible declares:
"I am come that they might have
life, and that they might have
it more abundantly" (John
10:10).
Giving you abundant life required
the supreme sacrifice:
"For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have
everlasting life"
(John 3:16).
God desires fellowship and
companionship with you. What a
wonderful gift the Father has given,
yet if God gave His own Son to
provide an abundant and everlasting
life, why don’t more people have
what He has designed for us to
receive? It is a question answered
by this sobering realization.
STEP No.2: Realize that you
are separated from God.
There is a gap between God
and mankind. He has provided a
way for us to receive an
abundant and eternal life, but
people throughout the ages have
made selfish choices to disobey
God Almighty. These choices
continue to cause separation
from the Father.
God’s Word shows us that the
result of sin is death. He says
in His Word:
"There is a way which
seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the
ways of death" (Proverbs
14:12).
And God also said,
"But your iniquities have
separated between you and
your God, and your sins have
hid his face from you, that
he will not hear" (Isaiah
59:2).
Paul the apostle states in
Romans
3:23,
"For all have sinned, and
come short of the glory of
God."
And in
Romans
6:23 we read:
"For the wages of sin is
death; but the gift of God
is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord."
Every human was created with
the ability and need to know God
and fellowship with Him.
Augustine, a minister who lived
during the fourth and fifth
centuries, called this longing
in each of us "that God-shaped
vacuum."
Every day we hear of people
who are rich, famous, achievers,
star athletes—people who seem to
have the best life can offer—yet
they try to fill that empty void
in their lives with "things."
They even try good works,
morality, and religion. Yet they
remain empty, for only God,
through His Son, can fill that
emptiness.
STEP No.3: Accept the fact
that God has provided only one
solution to sin and separation
from Himself.
Jesus Christ, His Son, is the
only way to God. Only He can
reconcile us to God the Father.
Mankind may seek other solutions
and worship other gods, but
Jesus Christ, alone, died on the
Cross for our sins and rose in
triumph over the grave and
eternal death. He paid the
penalty for our sin and bridged
the gap between God and mankind.
The Bible explains:
"But God commendeth his love
toward us, in that, while we
were yet sinners, Christ
died for us" (Romans
5:8).
We are also told,
"For Christ also hath once
suffered for sins, the just
for the unjust, that he
might bring us to God" (1
Peter 3:18).
There is only one way
provided:
"For there is one God, and
one mediator between God and
men, the man Christ Jesus" (1
Timothy 2:5).
For in
John
14:6 we read,
"Jesus saith unto him, I am
the way, the truth, and the
life: no man cometh unto the
Father, but by me."
God Almighty has provided the
only way. Jesus Christ paid the
penalty for our sin and
rebellion against God by dying
on the cross, shedding His
blood, and rising from the dead
to justify and reconcile you
back to God the Father.
STEP No.4: Pray to receive
Jesus Christ into your life.
You can be brought back to
God, and your relationship with
Him can be restored by trusting
in Christ alone to save your
life from destruction. What an
incredible exchange: Your worst
for God’s best!
This step happens by asking
Jesus Christ to take away your
sin and to come into your heart
to be your Lord and Savior.
God’s Word is very clear:
"Behold, I stand at the
door, and knock: if any man
hear my voice, and open the
door, I will come in to him,
and will sup with him, and
he with me" (Revelation
3:20).
And the Bible tells us,
"That if thou shalt confess
with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe in
thine heart that God hath
raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved" (Romans
10:9).
Are you willing to let go of
your burdens and sins?
Are you willing to turn away
and repent from your sins?
Are you willing to receive
Jesus Christ as your Lord and
Savior now?
STEP No.5: Pray to Receive
Jesus Christ into your life.
At this moment you can pray
the most important prayer of
your life by simply saying:
Dear Lord Jesus,
I believe You are the Son of
God. I believe You came to earth
2,000 years ago. I believe you
died for me on the cross and
shed Your blood for my
salvation. I believe you rose
from the dead and ascended on
high. I believe You are coming
back again to earth. Dear Jesus,
I am a sinner. Forgive my sin.
Cleanse me now with Your
precious blood. Come into my
heart. Save my soul right now. I
give you my life. I receive You
now as my Savior, my Lord, and
my God. I am Yours forever, and
I will serve You and follow You
the rest of my days. From this
moment on, I belong to You only.
I no longer belong to this
world, nor to the enemy of my
soul. I belong to You, and I am
born again.
Amen!
By praying this prayer,
confessing your sins, and
receiving Jesus Christ into your
heart, God has given you the
right to become His forgiven
child. The Bible gives you this
assurance:
"But as many as received
him, to them he gave the
power to become the sons of
God, even to them who
believe on his name" (John
1:12).
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