LIFE'S GREATEST DISCOVERY by Author Thomas Ray (The Reapers)

FIRST...

Life's greatest discovery begins when you realize God loves you, and has a wonderful plan for your life. (A life with meaning and purpose now and in the life to come.) 

God proved His love for you. "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16

God wants you to know His plan for your life. Jesus said, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." (A life full of meaning and purpose.) John 10:10

From the Bible you can see that God loves you and wants you to enjoy the abundant life. The question is why are most people not experiencing God's love and enjoying an abundant life?

SECOND...

Because … Man is a sinner and sin has separated him from God. God created man in His image and gave him an abundant life. He did not make him as a puppet on a string to love and obey Him automatically; but gave him a will and freedom of choice. Man chose to disobey God and go his own self-willed, sinful way. Man is still making this choice today. Every one of us, you and I included, have chosen to disobey God in many ways.

"Your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden His face from you so that He will not hear." Isaiah 59:2

The Bible says there is not one perfect man. "There is not a righteous man on earth, who does what is right and never sins." Ecclesiastes 7:20

"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23

Sin means missing the mark of perfection, a falling short of God's plan for your life, and results in spiritual death. "For the wages of sin is death, ..." (Separation from God in Hell) Romans 6:23 Through the ages man has tried to bridge the barrier that separates him from God by doing good works, living a moral life, devising profound philosophies, even being religious. But he has always failed.

There is only one remedy for the problem of sin and separation from God.

THlRD...

God's remedy for sin is Jesus Christ crucified. When Jesus died on the cross, He paid for our sins and forever removed the barrier that separates us from God.  "For Christ died for sins, once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God." I Peter 3:18

Jesus died a humiliating, agonizing death. His death paid the penalty for all our sins. However, death could not defeat or hold Him. He rose again that we might have a personal relationship with God.

Christ died for our sins. "But God demonstrates His love for us in this; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

Christ rose from the dead. "Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, ... He was buried, ... He was raised on the third day." I Corinthians 15:3-4

Jesus Christ is the only way to God. Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through Me." John 14:6

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men, by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12

However, it is not enough to discover that God loves you and has a plan for your life ... that man (you) is a sinner ... and Christ is God's remedy for sin.

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You must receive Christ as your personal Lord and Savior.

It is your decision. Receiving Christ involves turning over control of your life to Christ.

Here's how you can personally receive Christ. Trust Jesus and receive Him by personal invitation.

"Yet, to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, he gave the right to become children of God." John 1:12

"That if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord', and believe in your heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:9

"For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:13

Jesus said: "Here I am. I stand at the door and knock. If any one hears My voice, and opens the door, I will come in to him." Revelation 3:20

Jesus is seeking entrance into your life at this moment.

Is there any good reason why you cannot receive Him as your Lord and Savior?

It's really very simple, much like taking …

FOUR STEPS...

Step One - Face the fact that your sin has separated you from God who loves you.

Step Two - Be willing to turn away from your sin and turn to God. This is called repentance.

Step Three - Place your trust in (believe) the fact that Jesus died for you, and He arose in victory over death.

Step Four - Invite Jesus to take control of your life, forgive your sin and make you a child of God.

Trusting Christ is more than mentally recognizing Him as the Son of God or having an emotional experience. You must receive Him as your Lord and Savior by faith.

Faith is believing that God will do exactly what He has promised.

You can express your faith in God by talking to Him in prayer. He isn't concerned with great words, but with the meaning that comes from your heart.

The following is a suggested prayer:

"Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner. Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Forgive my sins and take control of my life and help me become the kind of person you want me to be. Amen."

Does this prayer express the desire of your heart?

Right now you can pray this prayer and Jesus Christ will come into your life as He has promised.

The Bible says: "I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation." II Corinthians 6:2

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