Long ago when we were kids we often played a game, any game it didn't matter, where in order to gain entrance you needed a password. You would often hear me or one of my siblings yell out "what's the password?" We usually shouted out something so obvious like "Abra-cadabra" which of course was almost always wrong. It didn't really matter what you said because there was no real answer. The correct response was in our mind and even if you did get it correct, you might not get in because the power was in our hands to change it without you ever knowing it. That seems hardly fair but if we wanted to keep you out, we could do it.
Today, as I approach this blog and go to sign in, I am asked for a password. I begin to type it and realize that it is not the password for this particular site. I re-group and ask myself "What is the password?" For just a split second I seem to have forgotten that. I type in my email password, my bank password and then get the cobwebs out of my head before I finally get it right. A cup of coffee seems to help in clearing my mind.
Unlike our childhood game, if you don't type the correct password into a site or account, you will not get in. That site will be locked out to you and anyone else who does not have the correct password. It's funny because on some of my accounts, the password is never the same. My contact, user name, and other information remain the same but the passwords are all different making it difficult if you don't use an account often. What is that password!
The bad news, if you don't get it right, you won't get in. Worse than that, if you don't get it right you have to start all over again. You have to answer security questions and in some cases start all over. Yesterday, I attempted to gain access to an account that I haven't used in almost a year. For almost a year I had no need to go there and that was fine but yesterday, I needed to go there. Of course, I couldn't remember the password so I click on the button Forgot Password. It asks me questions like enter my PIN....hello! If I can't remember my password, I surely can not remember my PIN so I just give up and decide I'll call them today.
Passwords are a necessary protection. I agree one hundred percent that they are needed but it is so frustrating to need an account and not have access to it. To be locked out is a terrible thing when you need immediate access.
So I started thinking...what if someone needed immediate access to eternal life in Jesus Christ. What is the password? Do they have it etched in their heart? Will they have time to click the Forgot Password Button, will they be denied access? Will they have time to "Start over again?"
God's word tells us that there is only one way to eternal life and that is believing in the Lord Jesus Christ. Pretty simple...believe!
Romans 10:9 says "If you declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
This is not a cheap ticket into heaven, this is a life change that begins with believing. It is not merely claiming "I believe" it is living it. It begins not solely with words but with believing it in your heart. What a beautiful way to gain entrance to eternal life. No one can keep you out because no one can change the password, you can't forget the password, and you always know where to go to get the password.
What's the password to eternal life? I believe! and nobody can change that!
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. Romans 10:11
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