You can only
come to Jesus Christ based on
Gods terms.
You must acknowledge your 'Spiritual Bankrupt Condition'
&
You must 'Count The Cost'
A. You
must come to Jesus Christ poor in spirit;
that is realizing you have absolutely nothing whatsoever to offer God. You must come to Jesus
Christ broken over your sin. You must mourn over your sin for you have SINNED
against God and have offended Him. You must be crushed into meekness as you ask for His
forgiveness. As a result, you are driven to hunger and thirst after righteousness.
If you did not come to Jesus Christ
with a broken and a contrite heart, 'You did not come to Jesus Christ'.
There are many
who claim to be Christians but are lost. The Biblical evidence of true conversion is a
life of obedience and submission to the 'Lordship of Christ' (James 1:22).
Because
narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which
leads to life and there are few who find it (Matt 7:14).
You have to
look outside of yourself for help, O
wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?" (Rom
7:24).
"I thank God -- through Jesus Christ
our Lord!" (Rom 7:25).
B. You must also Count The Cost!
Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone desires to
come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For
what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or
what will a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His
Father with His angels, and then He will reward each according to his works" (Matt 16:24-27).
"And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long
will you falter between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow
him." (1 Kings 18:21).
Praying a
little prayer, walking down the aisle, or signing a commitment card wont save you. A
decision for Christ is not necessarily a soul for Christ. Do you truly acknowledge your
bankrupt spiritual condition and mourn over it? Do you hunger and thirst for
righteousness? Are you willing to deny yourself, pick up your cross daily and follow
Jesus? Are you willing to lose everything including your life for Jesus sake?
If youve
answered yes to all of the above questions, pray and mean the following:
Dear
God, I come to You with a contrite and broken heart realizing what a wretched
sinner I am. I mourn over my bankrupt spiritual condition. I have sinned against You. I am
sorry. I repent of my sins and
turn to You for forgiveness. I give everything up to follow you. I believe You died for
all my sins and rose from the dead. I confess and receive Jesus Christ by faith as my Lord and Savior.
Teach me Your ways and give me Your power to serve and live for You for the rest of my
life. In Jesus name Amen.
"Now
therefore, fear the LORD, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which
your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD! And if it
seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve,
whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or
the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will
serve the LORD." (Joshua 24:14-15).