Jesus made the way for us, so what is our part? It is to receive. There is no perfect format to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, but I like to use a pathway found in Romans that shows us in the Bible the steps we can take.
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” – Romans 3:23
Until we admit we have an addiction to sin, we cannot receive the forgiveness of God.
“But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8
It is not about us being good enough, the price was paid for us before we were even born.
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 6:23
Jesus is the only answer for our sin problem, it is not found anywhere else.
“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with your heart you believe and are justified and with your mouth you confess and are saved.” – Romans 10:9-10
It is just a matter of asking for this free gift.
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” – Romans 10:13
We can have assurance that when we ask we DO receive.
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” – Romans 8:38-39
Now you walk in faith. Begin developing this relationship in the same way you would with a new friend or a new love in your life. It takes intentional time and nurture, but be assured, Jesus is there to meet you all the way.
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