Fri Inspiration

Morning Inspiration with Pastor Merritt

Listen to the last part of this statement,

“No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6)

If that is true then all roads don’t lead to God. The way to God is a one-way street and if you are on any other street you are on the wrong street. It also means that not everybody is going to wind up in the same place.

Let me tell you why if Jesus was who He claimed to be and did what He said He did that has to be true. Between the human race and God stands a barrier called “sin.” If we are going to be reconciled with a perfect God that sin has to be dealt with and not just to our satisfaction, but also to His satisfaction. Sin demands a payment. Jesus came specifically to make that payment. He lived a perfect life and died a sacrificial death to pay for everything we’ve ever done wrong in the past, present, and the future. At the end of the day, you can either pay with your soul or accept a payment of His life, because sin is going to be paid for.

If your home is on fire, you had better call a firefighter and not a policeman. If you break a leg, you had better call a doctor and not a firefighter. If your home is broken into, you had better call a policeman and not a doctor. If you are drowning, you had better call a lifeguard, not a plumber. If, as a sinful human being, you want to come to a righteous Holy God, you had better call the Savior, because He is the only One that can get you there.

The comedian Stephen Colbert said, “…though I am a committed Christian, I believe everyone has the right to their own religion – be you Hindu, Jewish, or Muslim. I believe there are infinite paths to accepting Jesus Christ as your personal Savior.” Mr. Colbert is dead wrong. There is only one way to Jesus and that is Jesus.