Weakday Wisdom: Being Good Enough

I can't believe how many people think you get to go to heaven because you are "good". If you placed a stick at a certain height and you had to reach that height by how good you were and that would get you in to heaven, no one would reach it. It's kind of like the rides at the amusement parks--if you aren't that tall, you can't ride! Right?

God's way into Heaven is PERFECTION and no one is PERFECT, NOT ONE.

For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Romans 3:23

I sometimes think of people like like Mother Teresa who spent her entire life helping the poor and sacrificing for others on a daily basis and I want to think she would be good enough.

Or what about Billy Graham? A man who preached the gospel his entire life -- his only goal being to bring people to Christ with a simple salvation message. Surely he would be good enough. Right?

But neither of them would be good enough. Neither of them would be able to "ride the ride".
They still do not meet the requirement, which is perfection -- without sin.

That is why God sent His son because He was the PERFECT sacrifice.

He was without sin.

He offered himself on the cross for us, he laid down his life for our sins.

And all we have to do is ask for God to forgive our sins by receiving the gift He provided. The perfect sacrifice is Jesus and salvation is ours when we simply ask!

God saved you by his grace when you believed.

And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.

Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done,

so none of us can boast about it.

Ephesians 1:8-9

So we get to ride the ride because Jesus is tall enough!!!! The sign is removed and we just get on the ride because of His shed blood that covers all of our imperfections. We get on because "His perfection" is what God sees, not ours!!!

Pretty amazing huh?

Being Good Enough

~ JESUS SAID THIS ~

"I am the way, the truth, and the life.

NO ONE comes to the Father

except through Me.