Many thought that they are very bad; they have very dirty lives and God will not accept them. But the fact is that God loves everyone with the same level regardless of who they are. He sent Jesus Christ to the earth to save the sinners, not the righteous. Only the sick people need a doctor. Nobody on the earth is good, holy and worthy to get the favour and love of God. Sometimes, we wrongly think we can receive the Love of God if we are good enough.
His Love can only be gained by His Grace. But you also need to know you are a sinner and you need to repent of your sins; just stop doing them and replace them with the love of God in your life.
Many are trying to get righteousness by their good deeds. But the fact is that it is impossible for human to be right and pure all the time. Job 15 :14-16 records “ What is man that he could be pure, or one born of woman, that he could be righteous. If God places on trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes, how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drink up evil like water.”
The Bible says that if you break one commandment out of 10, then you break the whole law. Our deeds may be good sometimes but what about our speeches and thoughts? The Word of God says that if you think you are pure and righteous person, then you lie to yourself. We know ourselves. We cannot lie to God and ourselves. Here is Job 25: 4-6 “ How then a man be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? Even the moon is no bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes, how much less than man, who is but a maggot – a son of man, who is only a worm."
If so, what shall we do? Well! The answer is that God never request good deeds for your own salvation; otherwise you will boast to Him. He only requests your trust (faith) in Him. He only needs your heart, but not your outward appearance.
He loves you so much. He knew that you will never pursue the perfect righteous life by your own good deeds.
He already prepared the way of Salvation for you since 2000 years ago through Jesus Christ, even before you took the first step of your life. I am sure that you were not born yet 2000 years ago. That means He already saved you even before you breathed your first breath on this earth, so that you have no way to boast yourself.
Don’t try to make it hard. Don’t try to think it is hard. Just surrender yourself to God and accept what He has done for you. This is the only way you can get eternal life. It is a free gift given to you by God by shedding the precious blood of Christ on the Cross for your sins and my sins.
Blessings,
William.
The Scripture is the map of my life!
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