"Most assuredly I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3 NKJV
Nicodemus, a Pharisee ruler of the Jews, came to see Jesus by night. He no doubt didn't want people disturbing his discussion with Jesus, or to be seen to be associating with Him. He was drawn to Jesus and recognised Him as a teacher from God v1-2. Jesus told him that he must be born again, which confused Nicodemus because, he saw the the physical limitations of this.
Jesus went into a lengthy discussion with him and said, 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life' John 3:16. He reinforced this with these dramatic words, 'He who believes in Him is not condemned, but he who does not believe, is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God' John 3:18. And there it is. We can either have salvation or condemnation. The choice is ours. Either of these offer a place of eternity; but only salvation will take you to heaven. The other will lead to hell.
The times, as we saw yesterday, are evil and nearing the end. The only certainty is in Jesus Christ. Think about this, if you were dying and a doctor offered you a miracle cure, but you turned it down; as you faced death, you would only have yourself to blame. It is the same thing here; you need Jesus! The Apostle Paul, quoting Joel 2:32, wrote in Romans 10:13, 'For whoever calls on the name of the LORD, shall be saved.' And this is the way you need to go if you want to spend eternity with Jesus. To be left behind when Jesus has been for His church, will be hell on earth; it's called the Tribulation, read about it. There will be suffering like the world has never known and then will come the judgement. If a person doesn't know Jesus as their Lord, there will only be a place in hell for them - no second chances. But you don't have to go through all of this.
The world as we know it, is coming to an end pretty soon. You have a choice to make. Jesus will create a new heaven and a new earth. Do you want to be part of it? Then say this prayer:
Lord Jesus, I am aware that we are nearing the end times. You will be returning for Your church when the Father gives the go ahead. Lord, I want to be with You, therefore, I confess my sin to You and ask Your forgiveness. Please come and live in my heart from today and, fill me with Your Holy Spirit. I give myself to You, in the knowledge that I am are Yours, the King of kings; and I have eternal life. In Jesus' name. Amen
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