Hello Friends, the Bible tells us we can know for sure that we're heaven bound. The apostle John says, "I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life" (1 John 5:13). John wants you to know for sure we're going to heaven, and he explains how: "This is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his son. Whoever has the son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Eternal life is God's free gift, which comes to us wrapped up in his son. We receive Jesus and his righteousness, and along with him we receive life.
That is why believers can be sure about going to heaven. If attaining heaven depends on our best efforts, it must always remain uncertain. But if heaven is received as a free gift, we can know we have it for sure.
We have salvation, birthed into the Kingdom of God, which is in the Holy Spirit.
Prayer: Father, I thank you for the free and perfect gift you have given me. I thank you for eternal life. I am forever grateful to know that I am heaven bound. Lord, I ask that you continue to discipline and consistently make changes in me so that I can become more Christ like each and every day. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
Scripture Reference
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Ephesians 2:8-10 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Mark 16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 10:9-10 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. 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.