A Home That Will Last Forever

“In my house are many rooms. If it were not so I would have told you. I go now to prepare a place for you.”

– Jesus of Nazareth to His disciples

God has a purpose and a plan for each one of us. He loves us unconditionally. In fact, the Bible says, “God demonstrates His love for us in this: While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)

The problem is that our own sinful nature gets in the way. It separates us from God, even to the point where we don’t even want a relationship with God. We aren’t sinners because we do bad things; we do bad things because we’re sinners. Once again, the Bible says, “All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God,” and again, “There is no one righteous, not even one.” (Romans 3:23 and 3:10) Our sin not only prevents us from having a relationship with a holy God. It prevents us from having truly intimate relationships with each other. And it causes death. God has decreed that, “The wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23a)

But God loves us too much to abandon us. He has provided the way for us to escape: “…but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23b)

God has provided the way out. He has paid the penalty for our sin. All we have to do is accept His gift. “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13)

Is that really all? Yes. God promises, “That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)

That’s all there is to it. God doesn’t want you to wait until you’re good enough—because you never will be. He wants you just the way you are. He’ll change you. The power of God is demonstrated in changed lives