The Key To Heaven

by Graham Pockett



When people commit their lives to Jesus and repent of their sins they are given 'The Key to Heaven'. However, you can own the key to a house, but if you are outside and the door is locked you cannot gain entry unless you have that key with you. So it is with Heaven.

We must have 'The Key to Heaven' with us when we die or we don't get in -- it unlocks the Gate for us. Some people think that because they are saved they will go to Heaven anyway (doesn't the Bible say that?) and they go back to their sinful lives. The Key is not being carried with them and therefore they cannot gain entry into Heaven when they die.

Others carry The Key in their pocket -- with them but out of sight. These people are often called 'Sunday Christians' They are still saved, and will still get into Heaven, but are more likely to 'put The Key down' and therefore not have it when they die.

The third group are the committed Christians who proudly hang The Key around their neck for the world to see. These people are more aware of their commitment and therefore less likely to put down The Key. They would normally have The Key on them when they die.

As soon as we receive The Key Satan tries to turn us away from God and back onto his path to death. He does this with subtle comments like: "it's a large key and would be most uncomfortable to hang around your neck or put in your pocket -- now that you know you are saved why don't you just leave it somewhere handy so that when you die you can make sure that you have it". Satan always tries to get people to move The Key from their necks to their pockets, and then out of their pockets and off their persons altogether. Of course, we don't know the day nor the hour when we will die so if we listen to Satan we are most unlikely to have The Key on us at that time.

You can put The Key down (backslide) and then pick it up later (repent), but unless you do that before you die you will not be saved and will not spend eternity in Heaven. The only problem is in the timing -- do you know when you are going to die? If you died today, do you know where you would go?

Please, commit your life to Jesus and hang The Key to Heaven proudly around your neck...

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If you are ready to commit to the Lord do it here and now!


=: The Sinner's Prayer :=

Are you ready to say "Yes" to Jesus?

Accepting the promises of Jesus requires more commitment than just sitting in a dusty church seat once each week -- you need to take positive action and embrace Jesus as your friend, your lover, your Savior.

I am talking about something that will not only save your life, but also change your life.

If you allow God to work in your life your will find that he will thoroughly clean you on the inside -- your thoughts and feelings. He will remove the 'old' you and replace it with a 'new' you. You will be a new creation in Christ, re-born as a whole new person.

A commitment to Christ requires a step of faith, an acceptance of the sacrifice which He made for you. In dying on the Cross for us Jesus has washed our sins clean with His blood.

The Bible says "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land..." [Isaiah 1:18-19 NIV]. What a fabulous promise that is!

The Bible also says that: "if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord', and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved" [Romans 10:9-10 NIV].

If you are ready to make that commitment, if you want to say "Yes" to Jesus then say the following prayer out loud:

Dear Jesus. Thank you for the sacrifice You made for me. I am sorry for my past sins and will try my best not to repeat them. I ask Your help to keep this pledge. I know I am not worthy but I willingly accept You as my Lord and Savior, and I thank You for Your blessing over me and my family.

Let me be the first person to welcome you to the Family of God. I urge you to join a Bible-based church and to grow spiritually by reading the Holy Bible (a good place to start is the Gospel of John in the New Testament).

Now you have said this prayer, please send an e-mail to editor@anointedlinks.com so I can pray for you too and possibly offer some further assistance.

Graham Pockett
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I pray you have found this article interesting and I would be pleased to read any comments you may have. However, my workload is such that I may not be able to respond to all mail. Address any comments to Graham Pockett at cockatoo@idx.com.au, editor@anointedlinks.com or cfs@bigpond.net.au.

The original of The Key article can be found at http://www.AnointedLinks.com/key.html, with the Sinner's Prayer at http://www.AnointedLinks.com/repent.html.

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