Joel 2:32, Acts 2:21, and Romans 10:13 all state that all – everyone – who will call on Jesus to be their Savior will be saved. There are no stipulations such as if you will do so many good works, or if you will pay such and such amount of money, or anything extra like that. Ephesians 2:8-9 is very specific; “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (ESV – all emphasis is mine)
The steps to the ABCs of Salvation are given in Romans 10:9-13. To summarize, Admit you are a sinner, as everyone on this earth is. Romans 3:10 states, “As it is written, none is righteous, no not one.” Believe that Jesus is the true Son of God, and He is the only way to the Father (John 14:6 and Acts 4:12). Call on the name of the Lord and you will be saved. See the first sentence of this message for reference.
Some may say right now that they’ve heard all this before. That’s good, but did it take root? I grew up in a home that when the church doors were open, we were there. Sunday morning, Sunday evening, Wednesday evenings, Vacation Bible School, special visiting pastors presenting a week of sermons, and so on. The thing is, people can occupy a pew all their lives and never actually receive and accept Jesus. They never develop a true relationship with Him that He would love for everyone to do.
The more we actually take time to get to know our Lord and Savior, the more we are able to truly draw closer to Him. Think for a moment about what He went through so that we could actually look forward to a Home with Him in Heaven.
He didn’t have to leave His place in Glory for all of us lowly humans, but He did. He didn’t owe our sin debt, which every one of us has, but he paid it in full for all who will receive and accept Him. He didn’t have to go through a terrible death on a cruel cross to be the only perfect sacrifice that the Father could accept, but He did.
In return, is it any wonder that He wants us to receive and accept the free gift that He provided for us? It’s a gift that we could never earn or buy, no matter how good we may think we are.
There’s a very simple yet very inspirational song that was written by Bill and Gloria Gaither in 1992. It’s titled “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus – There’s Something About That Name.”
Song) Jesus, Jesus, Jesus; there’s just something about that name. Master, Savior, Jesus; like the fragrance after a rain. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus; let all Heaven and earth proclaim. Kings and kingdoms will all pass away, but there’s something about that name.
In Philippians 2:5-11, we’re given the actual importance that the Heavenly Father places on His Son. “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore, God has highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, in Heaven and on earth, and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.”
In the end, even Satan will have to bow before the Savior before he is cast into the lake of fire forever (Revelation 20:10).
No one else has given us so much as our Jesus has. As the title of another Southern Gospel song states, “The Cross In the Middle Should Have Been Mine.” This was done by the Florida Boys and can be seen on YouTube.
Anyone might believe that, after all this, the line would be never-ending for people to ask Jesus to forgive them and be their Savior forever. However, as Matthew 7:13-14 tells us, those who receive and accept Jesus are few compared to those who take the ways of this sinful earth. Our Heavenly Father will force no one to accept His Son, unlike some man-made religions that force their people to accept their false gods.
Our Jesus is the only true way to an eternal Home with Him in Paradise, as stated in John 14:6 and several other Bible verses. With the Son, we have the Father. Without Jesus, the person is also without the Father and destined to be in the lake of fire forever, along with Satan and his demons.
Call out to Jesus to forgive you and to come into your heart as your eternal Savior. He will turn no one away who truly does so. Today would not be too early; tomorrow could be too late. Once the 7-year tribulation officially begins with the rule of the ultimate antichrist and false prophet, you will still have the opportunity to call on Jesus for Salvation, but the cost will most likely be martyrdom for you.
The choice is totally yours, as our Father will force no one to accept His Son. However, once you do, Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit will come to live within you until the time of the Rapture. When the Holy Spirit is removed and the ultimate antichrist comes forth, we will not be here.
Your choice – your eternity!
