Are you prepared for judgment day? There are many people that will not be ready on that day, and the shame of it all is that many that think they are ready, are not ready.
There are many that don’t believe that Jesus Christ was the son of God who came in the flesh as a babe, lived a sinless life, grew up and at the end of His life was crucified, died and was buried and then rose again, and now sits at the right hand of God, His heavenly Father. They have this idea that Jesus was a good man, teacher or one of the prophets. Jesus said to His disciples at one time, “whom do men say that I am,” and they replied, “some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah and still others, one of the prophets.” Then Jesus said, “but what about you, who do you say I am?” Then Peter answered, “You are the Christ!”
As I was typing this, I thought about the time Jesus said to His disciples in John 6:67-68, “So Jesus said to the twelve, ‘You do not want to go away also, do you?’ Simon Peter answered Him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.’” This happened because Jesus said this to His disciples in verse 56, “He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.” After that conversation many of the disciples left Jesus and followed Him no more saying, “this is a hard teaching who can accept it.”
Everyone needs to realize just as we need physical food to survive, we also need to appropriate Christ in order to have eternal life. Peter was aware that Jesus was the One that he needed to follow and to listen to, no one else spoke like Jesus and He was the one teaching about eternal life. If everyone who claims to be a follower of Christ would take the stand that Peter and some of the other disciples did and take the words that Jesus spoke to heart, what a difference that would make in their lives, they would know the truth, and that truth being applied, would set them free. So many people try to lean on their own understanding and they miss out on the truth that is available for them in God’s Word.
What about you, who do you think Jesus is? This is a very important question. Unless you believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, you are not ready. Jesus claimed there was only one way to get to His Father and that there was one truth and one way to receive eternal life when He said this to His disciples in John 14:6-7, “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.’”
The disciples who put their trust in Jesus knew who Jesus was and I hope this will help you to at least consider what you have read. Get a Bible and start reading it to find out if what I have typed is true, you don’t have to take my word for it. Start with the book of John and read it with an open mind and ask the Lord to lead you into the truth. If you are sincere, I think He will and you will be set free like I was many years ago, praise the Lord. Try it, what can you lose? God bless and have a great day!!
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