Fit Bit (Loose the baggage!)
This weekend my dear friend visited me with her
children. We had a lovely time. She is hungry for the word of God and His
love. It was wonderful for me to be able
to explain the gospel to her. She asked,
“How to be saved?” I told her, “It is through your faith in
Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. It
is this simple:
1.
Know that you are a sinner deserving punishment
and needing forgiveness.
2.
Know that Jesus died for you, to pay the price
for your sins, so you can be justified and forgiven.
3.
Know that Jesus rose from the grave.
If you believe this in your heart and confess it with your
mouth, you will be saved. When you are
saved you are a new creation in Jesus Christ.
The old is passed away, and the new is come.”
She said, “So you are saying everybody gets to go to Heaven,
no matter how bad they are if they have Jesus?
I said, “Yes”. She said, “That
doesn’t seem fair, that I will be in Heaven with murders and the like.” I responded, “When we are saved we are “New
Creations in Jesus Christ, the old is passed away and the new is come.” We are made white as snow regardless of how
horrible we have been. Therefore even
the most scorned sin is also washed away.
The beautiful thing is Jesus not only takes our sin away, He remembers
it no more!! When we get to Heaven we
get glorified bodies. When we are in
Heaven, we will not be bringing a suitcase of past crap. We will simply BE with HIM in paradise, no
baggage for anyone.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.”
II Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things are
passed away; behold all things become new.”
II Corinthians 5:21
“For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might
be made the righteousness of God in Him.”
Be fit and be blessed,
Kimberly
