A Word with you
A WORD with you
Someone else’s Ticket
We all book our airline tickets in advance to get the best possible fare. The only problem is that occasionally something will change and we are unable to use that ticket.
They will often let you use it at a later stage, but sometimes you’d wish you could transfer it to a family member or a friend. No can do. See that ticket has your name on it. Only you can use that ticket.
You just can’t fly on someone else’s ticket. That’s a hard and fast rule with the airlines, and with GOD.
There’s no way you can get into heaven on someone else’s ticket. You have to make your own arrangements with GOD on His terms.
Jesus clearly described the only way to have a ticket for heaven. In John’s Gospel ch 3 and verse 3, He said, “No one can see the Kingdom of GOD unless he is born again” “Born again” is not some cult or something a TV evangelist thought up. It’s the experience Jesus said makes it possible for us to go to heaven when we die. John ch 1 verse 12 describes how this new beginning happens: “To all who received Him (Jesus), to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of GOD.”
At that moment you become a part of God’s family. And only His family is in heaven.
When you receive Jesus you are welcoming Him into your life as the only hope of having your sins forgiven and of going to heaven.
It’s like the drowning person putting their whole trust in the lifeguard who has come to save them.
You may have people around you who belong to Jesus, and maybe your hoping that your relationship with them is enough, but listen you can’t get in on their ticket you have to have one with your name on it. Now here’s the Good News, there are still tickets available and they have been paid for in advance.
That’s what Jesus did on the cross; with His precious blood He paid the cost of your ticket to heaven.
His ticket is the only authentic one that heaven will recognize.
Have a secure Journey !
Pastor Peter Lynch
I would love to hear from you, why not pass on your thoughts or questions to me via the e-mail address emmanueldlk@eircom.net