How much Power do you think it required to raise Jesus from the dead? More than we can comprehend, right? Well would you be surprised to know that the same power that was used to raise Jesus Christ from the dead, is the same power we have inside of us? We have this same power through the Holy Spirit who comes to live inside each of us individually BUT only when we invite Jesus to live in our hearts first.
“And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus
from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead
will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his
Spirit who lives in you –Rom 8:9-10;
“..and his incomparably great power for us
who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he
exerted when he raised Christ from the dead-Eph 1:19-20)
So How do I get this power?? I can I be sure the Holy Spirit is living
in me?
Well you see, eternal security in heaven is secured by one way
& one way only.
The Bible teaches that we must confess our sins to God, ask
for forgiveness, believe that God sent his son Jesus to die on the cross as a
sacrifice for all of our sins, & believe God raised Him from the dead.
If you do this & believe this and
ask Jesus to come into your heart & be your Lord & Savior then you will
be saved!
Romans 10:9 says “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is
Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Once you ask Jesus to come into your heart & rule your
life, the Holy Spirit is given to you & will be inside your heart forever! NOW you
have the power that I mentioned above. AND NOW, you are "ALIVE in Christ" & no longer spiritually Dead.
The thing is, many people walk around thinking they are alive (spiritually speaking) yet in reality they are dead. Dead in Christ, & dead in eternity. Many people DO believe in God…they believe He
exists..they believe Jesus is the Son of God & he died on the cross for them,
etc, but they do not have that personal relationship with Jesus. They never
truly asked Him to come into their life & take over. They never truly
confessed their sins to Him and asked for forgiveness. So while they think they have eternal
security in heaven, they don’t realize that they are missing the most important
component that will guarantee their fate. Being saved is relational…not just knowledge based. It is acting & doing..not just thinking
& knowing.
The Bible is clear that salvation & eternal security in
heaven is not achieved by our good works. Think about it, if that were the
case, then why would Jesus have to die on the cross? If we were able to earn
our way to heaven, then Christ’s death would have been pointless.
“For it is by grace you have been
saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of
God—not by works, so
that no one can boast”- Eph 2:8-9,
“For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works
of the law” Rom 3:28
Could you be one of those people? Could you be walking
around each and every day thinking you have the power of the Holy Spirit in
you….thinking you are going to heaven but maybe, just maybe you have never
truly asked Jesus to be Lord of your life?
This could not only make the difference in your eternity, but also in
your everyday life here on earth. This
can make the difference in your depression, your anxiety, your perspective,
your anger, your emptiness, your sadness, your struggles, your fears, etc!
I hope that you don’t just read this blog & walk away
saying, “that was a nice read”, but I hope you actually take a moment to
self-evaluate your personal relationship with Jesus & ask yourself “Am I
truly saved?” Asking yourself this
question will not determine the difference between “life” & “death” but what you do about your answer WILL. Pray now & ask Jesus to come into your heart & be your Savior.
So one again I ask you...... ARE YOU A ZOMBIE?
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