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WHY SHOULD I BEGIN DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD NOW RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL THE END OF MY LIFE?
None of us knows the day or the hour when our life on this earth will end. Once we pass from this side of eternity onto the other side, it will be too late to develop a right relationship with God. The decisions you make during this lifetime will determine your eternal destination.
If you believe that Jesus died for your sins, turn from your sins and put all of your trust in His sacrificial death, burial and resurrection as the only way to have your sins forgiven, you will be reconciled to God and receive the gift of everlasting life1. If you delay and pass into eternity without Jesus’ righteousness credited to your account, you will stand before God in the filthy rags of your sin, without any hope of acquittal2.
Don’t put off this most important decision. The Bible says, “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” (2 Corinthians 6:2b NKJV™)
1John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 5:20–21
2Isaiah 64:6–7
“By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household...” (Hebrews 11:7 NKJV™)
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28 NKJV™)