You Must Be There!

Jesus wants you to be a part of that thrilling scene on the sea of glass. He doesn’t want your mansion in the New Jerusalem to be empty. He longs for that face-to-face meeting. That’s why He was willing to rescue you from sin at such great cost:

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
—John 3:16.

You must personally take advantage of this gift. You must make a commitment to Christ as Lord and Saviour. You need the pardon that is offered from the cross, because:

“Nothing impure will ever enter it [the New Jerusalem], nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”
—Revelation 21:27.

Jesus delivers us from sin, not in sin. We must come to Him through His power in us and be separated from the impure and the unholy. Jesus is our password into His soon-coming kingdom.

And that kingdom can have its beginning right now in your heart. When Christ delivers us from sin, He creates a little heaven within. He can help us deal with the worry, anger, lust, fear, and guilt that plague us. The hope of heaven isn’t an escape from life’s problems; it helps create more heaven on earth. Sociologist Andrew Greeley conducted a poll recently which showed that “those who believe in life after death lead happier lives and trust people more” than those who don’t.