It is of such importance that I would be cruel if I didn't let you know.
Yet it is so simple that you can read it in a few minutes.
It is so vital that it may change your entire future: yet it is available
to you at no cost whatever.
It is a message you may not like: yet you will never be able to forget it.
And whether you believe it or not, it will affect you in life and in death.
First of all, let me emphasize that this message is absolutely true,
because it is God who said it. When God makes a statement, you can afford
to accept it, because He cannot lie. When God makes a promise you can rest
upon it, because His promises can never fail. God will not make you believe
this message- that is your choice- but He will hold you responsible for
having heard it.
Then, let me tell you frankly that it is a personal message to you. You
cannot escape it. It brings you to the place of decision. You must either
accept or reject. You must either say "I will" or "I will not." You cannot
be neutral.
Here, then, is the message. It is an exact quotation from God's word, the
Holy Bible:
"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."
John 3:16.
Now, did you ever hear such wonderful words as these before? Are they not
amazing? Just think for a moment what they say! They reveal three marvelous
and thrilling facts.
First, GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD!" Since you are in the world, it means that
He loved you. If that does not startle you, remember that when God loved
you, He loved a sinner, because that is what you are. The bible says you
are a sinner (Rom.3:23), and if you are honest you will agree. Now,
although God loves you, He hates your sin. Sins will keep you out of
heaven, because God is holy, and he must punish sin. Thus a loving God must
find a holy way of saving sinners. Otherwise the sinner must pay for his
sins and that would mean spending eternity in hell.
The second great fact is this: "HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON." The first
statement tells you how much He loved you. He loved you so much that He
gave his only begotten Son! Do you know what that means? It means that the
Lord Jesus Christ suffered on the cross of Calvary that you might be saved.
He shed His blood so that your sins might be put away. He died for you
that you might live in heaven forever. You see-someone must pay the penalty
for sin, either you or a sinless substitute. God gave His son so that He
could be your sinless substitute.
And now for the third tremendous fact:
"WHOSOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE."
What could be more wonderful? Think of it! God gives eternal life to those
who believe in Christ! The Savior has finished the work. He has died, has
risen from the grave and gone back into heaven. Now your part is to
believe in Him. This simply means that you should confess that you are a
sinner, realise that Christ is willing and able to meet your need, and then
receive Him as your Lord and Saviour.
This is the message I had to tell you. Now you must make a decision. Will
you accept Him or reject Him? Will you bow humbly before Him or will you
turn away in pride?
I may never meet you on earth, but I hope I will meet you in Heaven. If
you too will accept the sinner's Saviour, then you will surely be saved.