If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
—Romans 10:9- 10
The world is absolutely full of requirements. In most cases, we have to earn a
high enough GPA in high school to get into college. From there, we must work
for our degree and present that diploma to get a job. Sometimes even that’s not enough. Businesses will ask for experience or special skills too. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
We need the right credit score to buy a house or a car. You’re required to get a driver’s license to be on the road, or a permit to hunt and fish. There are even restrictions for how short you can be to ride roller coasters! Everything, it seems, has a long list of “musts” before you can take part. The exception to that rule, however, is with your salvation.
To make it to Heaven, there are only two things we must do: believe in Jesus as our Lord and Son of God who was raised from the dead, and profess our faith to others. It’s almost ironic that earning eternal life (which we can never hope to deserve) is so freely given to those who take God into their hearts. Isn’t it amazing how wonderfully blessed we are?
Today, don’t worry about the requirements of the world. It can seem pretty intimidating to try to make headway, but God will always provide for you. If you meet the requirements of salvation, your eternal future is guaranteed and all else becomes insignificant.
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