Ticket to Nowhere
Do you believe that you are going to heaven? If you do what have you done in your life that has made you feel qualified ?
Do you think it is because you have you been a good church going member, yet have been void in your spirit of a purpose or sense of destiny. Have you experienced Jesus Christ in you, and known the knowing of Eternal life as a result?
I do venture to say that their are many who have a false hope of "heaven", when in fact they have not yet given their heart to the One who created all things. As I spoke of in my previous blog, Jesus Christ is Eternal life, and without Him abiding in your spirit as such, the promise for you does not apply.
How many are walking the earth today with that false hope, that is never convincing to the heart and always leaves a element of
doubt, yet keeps the heart secluded from the truth, because of a lack of knowledge of God's word.
Jesus has laid out the answers to the mysteries of the Kingdom of God and also revealed the proper way and the only way to achieve
Eternal life and the real hope of a place in heaven.
This passage of scripture is worth your time to capture what Jesus is saying to us about this matter.
John 10
“I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.”
Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant, so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep.
“I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.
“The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”
When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him. Some said, “He’s demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?” Others said, “This doesn’t sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication. He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s Colonnade. The people surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name. But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life,
and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.”
Becoming a child of God through the miracle of Salvation, by the newbirth of your life through the message of the cross is the only real ticket to the promise of eternal life. Any other method to gain the promises of God, no matter how noble they may seem,
will not accomplish for you what you think they will. Jesus considers you a thief and a robber if you try to substitute the word of God for another gospel, that eventually will lead you to a place called.... "nowhere". God's word is the final authority of all.
Believe Him, so you can walk in the assurance of Eternal Salvation, not just for you but so that you can rescue you household from the coming judgements on this evil world. It is time to step aboard the Ark of safety ...in God.
Here is a really powerful and encouraging passage of scripture for anyone to grasp..
1 Peter 1:3-9
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls."
Will you accept the invitation of God, who desires to make reservations for you in His Eternal Kingdim?
That is just a portion of His great love that he has displayed for you, because His love for you is real.
Do you think it is because you have you been a good church going member, yet have been void in your spirit of a purpose or sense of destiny. Have you experienced Jesus Christ in you, and known the knowing of Eternal life as a result?
I do venture to say that their are many who have a false hope of "heaven", when in fact they have not yet given their heart to the One who created all things. As I spoke of in my previous blog, Jesus Christ is Eternal life, and without Him abiding in your spirit as such, the promise for you does not apply.
How many are walking the earth today with that false hope, that is never convincing to the heart and always leaves a element of
doubt, yet keeps the heart secluded from the truth, because of a lack of knowledge of God's word.
Jesus has laid out the answers to the mysteries of the Kingdom of God and also revealed the proper way and the only way to achieve
Eternal life and the real hope of a place in heaven.
This passage of scripture is worth your time to capture what Jesus is saying to us about this matter.
John 10
“I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.”
Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant, so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep.
“I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.
“The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”
When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him. Some said, “He’s demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?” Others said, “This doesn’t sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication. He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s Colonnade. The people surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name. But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life,
and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.”
Becoming a child of God through the miracle of Salvation, by the newbirth of your life through the message of the cross is the only real ticket to the promise of eternal life. Any other method to gain the promises of God, no matter how noble they may seem,
will not accomplish for you what you think they will. Jesus considers you a thief and a robber if you try to substitute the word of God for another gospel, that eventually will lead you to a place called.... "nowhere". God's word is the final authority of all.
Believe Him, so you can walk in the assurance of Eternal Salvation, not just for you but so that you can rescue you household from the coming judgements on this evil world. It is time to step aboard the Ark of safety ...in God.
Here is a really powerful and encouraging passage of scripture for anyone to grasp..
1 Peter 1:3-9
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls."
Will you accept the invitation of God, who desires to make reservations for you in His Eternal Kingdim?
That is just a portion of His great love that he has displayed for you, because His love for you is real.


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