John 14:6 {KJV) “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”.
“If you have just said that prayer with me and believe it in your heart, you are now saved and has become a member of the kingdom of God. Congratulations!” said the preacher the day Jude became born again, there were at least a hundred persons who said this prayer. The joy of the Lord filled Jude’s heart and he exclaimed “ I’m free! I’m free! I think there’s something inside me generating joy!”
Jude and the other new converts were handed over to a Pastor who began his talk with them from today’s passage. He said, “if you want to travel to a place you need to know the road to that place, then you have to travel on that road continually until you get to your destination. Every one of you has found the road and have started walking in it, you also have to continue on this road because if you stop or turn away from this path, you will not get to the destination”
If Jesus has become your Lord, you have found Jesus as the way, but continuing in Him is what guarantees eternal life. Are you saying a one-time confession of Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior does not guarantee eternal life? No, it does not. It however initiates the process by justifying you before God, thus making you a potential candidate for inheriting God’s kingdom. So, how is eternal life guaranteed? It is by continuing in the way that you have now found.
Jesus says “…if ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed” John 8:31 (KJV). He also said in Matthew 10:22 that, “he that endureth to the end shall be saved”.
Go into today knowing that you have to patiently continue on this way if you must obtain the promised eternal life (Hebrews 10:36).
Prayer: make up your mind to continue with Jesus, then, ask him for grace to do so.
—Dr. Emmanuel James
Bible in 1 Year: II Chronicles 16-20
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