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The
best gift of all is the free gift of salvation. As
many as receive this gift of God's only son, Jesus,
receive power to become the sons of God. Whosoever
shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved. This is a promise of God the Father who
gave his only begotten son that we might have eternal
life. He came to earth as the babe in a manger to
die on the cross at Calvary. His shed blood
cleanses us from all unrighteousness and sin.
Because He lives, we also have the promise of eternal
life if we only believe and live for Him.
How
can you believe? Romans 10: 9 and 10 tells us that
if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and
believe in your heart that God hath raised him from the
dead, thou shall be saved. With the heart we
believe unto salvation and righteousness. When we
confess the Lord with our mouth, we are confessing unto
salvation.
What
can you do to show that you believe? You can
sincerely pray this prayer, telling God that you believe
and accept his son as your Lord and Saviour. Then
you must let Jesus lead you daily by his Spirit.
"Dear
Lord God, I realize that I am a sinner. Your word
tells us all have sinned and are in need of a Saviour.
Please forgive me for my sins. I believe that your
son, the Lord Jesus Christ. died to pay for my
sins. I trust him now as my personal Saviour and
Lord. I ask Him to come into my life. I
thank you for hearing me and receive Him into my heart
by faith. Amen."
If
you have truly accepted the Lord Jesus as your personal
Saviour, you now have the promise that you are going to
heaven. The Book of John gives us many promises of
our salvation and is a good book to begin reading in the
Holy Bible. Read God's Word daily to grow in
Christ. Obey his words and commandments and
receive blessings.
How
do you know you have made the right decision? John
3: 36 tells us that "He who believeth on the Son
hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son
shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on
him." 1 John 5: 13 tells us
" these things have I written unto you that believe
on the name of the Son of God; that ye may knw that ye
have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name
of the Son of God.
You
can always be assured of God's help as promised us in
Hebrews 13: 5. This Scripture says, "he hath
said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake
thee." Matthew 28: 20 also tells us
Jesus is always with us through his Holy Spirit, even
until the end of the world.
God
bless and keep you in his love. Merry Christmas!
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