Believing

 

Disclaimer: Obviously I am not an actual angel. However, I feel like God speaks to my heart and I would love to share it with you. Please enjoy.

“Believe on the Lord and thou shalt be saved.” That is what the Bible says.

So, why is it so many people believe in God but won’t do anything to serve Him. Yet, they are sure they are Christians and on their way to Heaven. After all, they believe in God. The truth is they are no closer to Heaven than people who don’t believe.

We know God never lies and is never mistaken. The Bible is God’s word given to us by God. So how do we explain the people who believe but are not saved?

Let’s ask ourselves a question. Who believes in God more strongly than any human? That would be Satan and his angels. They once lived in Heaven with God. They saw Him daily and spoke to Him all the time. They had a face-to-face relationship with Him. However, do you believe any one of them is a Christian and on their way to Heaven? Absolutely not. By their rebellion and trying to become God, they have condemned themselves to hell with no way to escape.

So why is it some people believe but won’t be saved?

The answer to that would be in the fact that there is more than one way to believe.

In 2005 my sister, Diane, her husband, Harold, and I went to England, Scotland and Wales on vacation. (By the way, I highly recommend that trip. It was wonderful.)

When we were at the airport to leave for Great Britain, there was an airplane on the runway waiting to take us there.

Everyone at the airport believed that airplane would take us to Great Britain, but not everyone got there. So, why didn’t they get there? After all, they believed in the airplane.

The difference is that the three of us not only believed in the airplane, but we were inspired by that belief enough that it caused us to get on board.

You see, you can believe in the airplane going to England, but if it is not a heartfelt belief that moves you to get on the airplane, when it leaves the airport you will still be sitting there.

Believing in God is the same way. If your belief comes from your mind, it is good and it is true. But the reality is it is only head knowledge and it will leave you sitting where you are.

However, if that belief comes from your heart it will change you and your relationship with God. You will get on the plane heading for Heaven and eternal life with God.

One type of belief is head knowledge and the other type is a heartfelt belief that comes with a call to action. That is the belief that will change you into a Christian.

So, search your heart and ask yourself. When my plane lifts off, will I be sitting on the plane or will I be sitting in the airport. That is up to you. Only you can decide.

Think about it.

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