Have you heard of the Book of Life?
I’m certain you’ve heard of Heaven. Well, if your name is not in the Book of Life, you won’t be allowed to enter into Heaven, according to the Bible, the Word of God.
“Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty — but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.” Revelation 21:27
Although we have total and complete free will, God knows what we will choose before we even think it. He created us, and He knows what we are going to do and what we are not going to do and when!
I find it interesting that idolatry and dishonesty are the two named practices that will keep someone out of Heaven. These things, along with any kind of evil will keep you out of Heaven. Don’t let the following Bible verse apply to you!
“Erase their names from the Book of Life; don’t let them be counted among the righteous.” Psalm 69:28
Satan roams this earth to find those people who follow him through their own free will. He is not going to save you, but he will try to deceive you into thinking he can! Do not be deceived.
There will come a time of famine. Will you take Satan’s mark of the beast to eat. Or will you be saved from Hell by accepting the Lord Jesus Christ into your heart now before it’s possibly too late.
The enemy of our soul works hard to kill, steal, and destroy. He is only successful in what God allows.
We are all in a battle. I think most people don’t realize there is a side that must be chosen. We are all given the free will to choose our side, and we will all be given plenty of opportunities to choose good over evil.
We must not let greed, money, immorality, and other evil ways to prevail. We must go to war in spiritual realms through prayer.
This battle, as with all wars, has an operational plan, and the enemy is making war with the saints.
In Revelation 13:7-10 of the Bible, we are warned:
“And the beast was allowed to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation.And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made — the Book that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand. Anyone who is destined for prison will be taken to prison. … This means that God’s holy people must endure persecution patiently and remain faithful.”
What’s your operational plan? Are you confident that your name is written in God’s Book of Life? This is a very serious matter not to be taken lightly.
God knew beforehand whose names would be in this special book and whose names would not be listed, and also whose names would be erased! Everyone is offered salvation and the open door to Heaven, but not everyone will accept it. How sad for those who reject God.
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God’s Word for Today
“All who are victorious will be clothed in white.
I will never erase their names from the Book of Life,
but I will announce before my Father
and his angels that they are mine.”
— Revelation 3:5
Copyright © 2024 Patricia Shehan
All scriptures are set in italics and quoted from various translations of the Holy Bible. Most verses are quoted from the New Living Translation.
