How do people get back stage passes at big concerts? Because they know the person whose gig it is or someone associated with the venue who will get them a pass or speak up for them and say, yes, let them through…
I’m a bit of a Pink Floyd fan! On the Dark Side of the Moon album, there’s a track called The Great Gig in the Sky. I know heaven is not “in the sky”, but when we go to “the great gig in the sky”, fancifully speaking, we will not gain entry unless someone vouches for us! The only person who can do that is Jesus. And he won’t vouch for us if he doesn’t know us.
Matthew 7:21-23 NKJV
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
Knowing Jesus is not difficult. It doesn’t depend on your status in society, your good works, being religious, being busy in the church, or wearing a cross and chain! You can never gain entry to heaven based on who you are or what you’ve done. Jesus requires that we have faith. Faith in who he is and what he’s done! Faith in his shed blood and his atoning work on the cross.
Romans 3:22 NLT
We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Do you know Jesus? He is worthy of being known, the best friend and advocate you could ever hope for. On an average day, 170,000 people will die worldwide. With the world in crisis from wars, increased earthquakes, severe weather and other catastrophes, famine and disease, that number could be even greater. No one knows when they could unexpectedly be all out of time on this Earth!
Don’t think that your choices here don’t matter. There is a different kind of life that awaits us after death, and your choices here will determine where, and with whom, you will spend it!
Choose Jesus! Have faith in him alone, I implore you! He will never fail you, never turn his back on you. He is the One who vouches for you on that day! In the scheme of things, everyone’s time here is short! Please choose Jesus and believe on him today!
The Finished Work 