Former New York Major Michael Bloomberg said recently "When I get to heaven, I'm not waiting to be interviewed. I earned my way in. It's not even close."
Funny, I didn't know Bloomberg was God.
I thought God made the decisions as to who got into heaven?
Even funnier, it isn't close. You didn't earn it.
That's not a judgment about him. The Bible says "There is no one righteous, not even one." It also says, "Anyone who has broken any part of the law is a lawbreaker." In other words, if you have ever done ANY sin, EVER, then you can't earn it. You're either pure or tainted. There is no in between.
Tomorrow is Good Friday. Sunday is Easter. The whole reason for this weekend (and incidentally all of creation) is that none of us has or can earn our way in. So God sent Jesus, His only Son, to die as punishment for our sins, and rose from the dead so we would too.
Jesus said elsewhere that if we rely on how good we are, we won't make it. But He will give us His righteousness. Think of it like Him paying our cover charge to get into the most exclusive club ever.
So Bloomberg, you can rely on your goodness. I'm taking His.
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