I am not interested

What would hinder you from truly surrendering your life to the authority and love of Jesus Christ, the only God who died for you?

Here are 4 reason some people give:

“I’m not ready.”

Well, are you ready to die tonight without His forgiveness? If not, then you are ready to accept Jesus now. Just as there is a God who loves you so deeply, there is also an enemy who hates you completely. He will give you all sorts of reasons and excuses not to give your life and heart to Jesus. That’s why the Bible calls this enemy the “father of all lies.”

Or maybe you are not ready to give up some of the sin in your life. That’s nothing new. We all have to live for Jesus one day at a time. If your favorite sin will keep you away from God’s love, is it worth it? Any sin you give up will be replaced by a far greater joy and peace in your heart. I promise.

Go ahead, reach out to God in faith and leave the excuses behind you. He will help you every day.

“God has too many more important issues than me.”

Think about it. Do you think the God who holds the whole universe together can only answer a few prayer requests each day? Do you think you have to wait in line or clean up your life before God will hear you?

The Bible says that He doesn’t want even one person, including you, to miss out on a relationship with Him. If you were the only sinner on earth, He would have still come to earth and died and rose again so you could be forgiven.

He is patiently waiting for you to approach Him. Every morning when the sun rises, He is talking to you and showing you His goodness. Don’t wait another day. You don’t know when your last day on earth will be. You can be sure that you are going to live eternally with Him by simply calling out to Him.

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“I have sinned too much.”

How much is too much? Does God classify us into “bad sinners” and “good sinners?”

According to the Bible, we all have sinned, which means that no one can live eternally with Him on our own. Whether our sins are small or large, we are all disqualified. We are all sinners.

But God’s love covers EVERY sin. Even as Jesus was dying on the cross, two murderers were also being crucified with Him. One mocked Jesus. The other pleaded with Jesus to forgive him. And Jesus did.

“I am a relatively good person. I’m not as bad as other people.”

Will your good works get you into an eternal relationship with Christ? Are you confident that you have done enough good works? There are two areas that are problematic with this idea.

One is the question, how many good works do I need to do? What if I am one good work short?

The other difficulty is, ‘If I can do this with good works, why did Jesus have to come to die and rise again?’

The Bible teaches us that we cannot earn our way into a relationship with Christ. It is a gift. But I have to reach out and receive it by faith. Good works are very important, but none of them can erase our sin. Only Jesus, and His work on the cross, can forgive us.

So enough excuses. It’s time to call out to God and ask Him to in control of your life. Ask Him to forgive you and be your Lord, Savior, and boss of your life. It WILL be the best choice you have ever made.

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