I would really have wished if someone would have explained that receiving salvation was as easy as this! I wasted so many years being angry and depressed and all the while Jesus was right there knocking at the door of my heart and asking me to allow Him to come in and heal my pain. Do not wait a minute longer this could be the start of a new you . -Nikki C
THE NEED FOR A SAVIOR
What is wrong with my present condition? Why can't I do this myself? How come i just can't get it right? Let me guess, you tried on your own and failed. You tried to "do right", "get it together" with all your strength and still came up short? I got an answer for that.
It is Jesus. We try with all our will power (which is limited to our strength and inhibition) and still fall flat on our faces.
We sisters, sometimes make ourselves look so great on the outside, hiding pain with attitude, knowing full well that on the inside we are crying for help. We feel depressed or angry and attempt to hide our pain with quick highs, that we know will only provide temporary fixes. The moment of truth is around the corner, as we come down from our highs (sex, drugs, promiscuity, alcohol, work) and the pain is still there- right in our faces- all the more evident, and many of the times we have only made our situation worse.
Why? We need a power great than ourselves. We need Jesus! Truth is-
Every one of us were born with a lethal defect called S I N. See that everyone of us. We all have this sinful nature we are up against, despite out own W I LL to do what is right. Sin usually wins out, because it is our inherited nature. No matter how much we give to charity, or try to be a good person. This S I N condition is lethal.
2. The price for our sin condition = DEATH, eternity in Hell.
Sounds like a hopeless condition right? It is not. I mentioned earlier the solution to this sin problem we all have. It is Jesus! Jesus is that power higher than yourself to help you kick those addiction, lift up that heavy load of sin and lead you into TRUE happiness. Not that temporary stuff we have been so good at applying. We owe this mega debt to God, that we cannot pay back by trying to " do good", We have already established that will not work.
3. Jesus paid that price YOU OWED by dying on the cross and shedding His blood FOR YOU; Christ was buried and rose again!
4. By faith in Jesus Christ ALONE we can be saved. He is the ONLY WAY!.
Do you understand now? That missing link in our happiness is Jesus. No matter what you have gone through in the past, no matter what you have done, Jesus still loves you! You have not done anything that it too hard for him to forgive. He has been calling for you all along. You need a Savior! Stay in that hurt no more sister. Wear that mask no more. Hide your pain no more, because there is someone who have known you before you were a thought and loves you despite of how far you have pushed him away. His love is not based on what you will do for him but shown in what HE DID for you! Read below to see how to receive Jesus.
It is Jesus. We try with all our will power (which is limited to our strength and inhibition) and still fall flat on our faces.
We sisters, sometimes make ourselves look so great on the outside, hiding pain with attitude, knowing full well that on the inside we are crying for help. We feel depressed or angry and attempt to hide our pain with quick highs, that we know will only provide temporary fixes. The moment of truth is around the corner, as we come down from our highs (sex, drugs, promiscuity, alcohol, work) and the pain is still there- right in our faces- all the more evident, and many of the times we have only made our situation worse.
Why? We need a power great than ourselves. We need Jesus! Truth is-
- 1. We are all sinners
- Romans 3:10, “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.”
- Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
Every one of us were born with a lethal defect called S I N. See that everyone of us. We all have this sinful nature we are up against, despite out own W I LL to do what is right. Sin usually wins out, because it is our inherited nature. No matter how much we give to charity, or try to be a good person. This S I N condition is lethal.
2. The price for our sin condition = DEATH, eternity in Hell.
- Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
- Revelation 20:15, "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
Sounds like a hopeless condition right? It is not. I mentioned earlier the solution to this sin problem we all have. It is Jesus! Jesus is that power higher than yourself to help you kick those addiction, lift up that heavy load of sin and lead you into TRUE happiness. Not that temporary stuff we have been so good at applying. We owe this mega debt to God, that we cannot pay back by trying to " do good", We have already established that will not work.
3. Jesus paid that price YOU OWED by dying on the cross and shedding His blood FOR YOU; Christ was buried and rose again!
- Romans 5:8, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
- John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
4. By faith in Jesus Christ ALONE we can be saved. He is the ONLY WAY!.
- John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
- Acts 26:18, “To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”
- Romans 10:13, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Do you understand now? That missing link in our happiness is Jesus. No matter what you have gone through in the past, no matter what you have done, Jesus still loves you! You have not done anything that it too hard for him to forgive. He has been calling for you all along. You need a Savior! Stay in that hurt no more sister. Wear that mask no more. Hide your pain no more, because there is someone who have known you before you were a thought and loves you despite of how far you have pushed him away. His love is not based on what you will do for him but shown in what HE DID for you! Read below to see how to receive Jesus.
hOW TO BE SAVED
Admit you are a sinner and in need of a savior.
Believe that Jesus came to earth, as God in the flesh, died and rose again on the 3rd day,
Believe that if you ask for forgiveness that He can and will forgive you.
That's it! The simplicity of the Gospel. Just coming to Jesus, believing in Him and asking him to come into your life and save you!
Here is an example prayer for salvation. You can pray this or make up your own.
Dear Jesus,
I am a sinner and I cannot save myself. I believe you died to save me and that if I ask you to come into my life you are just and faithful to forgive me of all my sins. Lord, I ask you to come into my life forgive me of all my sins. I make a decision to follow you from this day forward.
Now that you have prayed this prayer! That is it! You are forgiven. You are born-again and now a child of God. The Lord has supernaturally and in an instant forgiven you of ALL your wrongs.
There are some things you must do to strengthen yourself now and stay on the right path.. I made these into an acronym so it is a little easier to remember.. P A R T
Pray everyday -
Attend Church Regularly (if you need assistance finding a good bible believing church in your area, please email me)
Read the bible daily. I suggest starting with the book of John.
Tell others about your decision to follow Jesus
Believe that Jesus came to earth, as God in the flesh, died and rose again on the 3rd day,
Believe that if you ask for forgiveness that He can and will forgive you.
That's it! The simplicity of the Gospel. Just coming to Jesus, believing in Him and asking him to come into your life and save you!
Here is an example prayer for salvation. You can pray this or make up your own.
Dear Jesus,
I am a sinner and I cannot save myself. I believe you died to save me and that if I ask you to come into my life you are just and faithful to forgive me of all my sins. Lord, I ask you to come into my life forgive me of all my sins. I make a decision to follow you from this day forward.
Now that you have prayed this prayer! That is it! You are forgiven. You are born-again and now a child of God. The Lord has supernaturally and in an instant forgiven you of ALL your wrongs.
There are some things you must do to strengthen yourself now and stay on the right path.. I made these into an acronym so it is a little easier to remember.. P A R T
Pray everyday -
Attend Church Regularly (if you need assistance finding a good bible believing church in your area, please email me)
Read the bible daily. I suggest starting with the book of John.
Tell others about your decision to follow Jesus