The Importance of Being There
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.—2 John 1:12 (NIV)
And if we are [His] children, then we are [His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His inheritance with Him].—ROMANS 8:17 AMP
Passwords are required everywhere, it seems: ATM machines, computer settings, bill paying. Passwords identify the user. They are intended to keep others out of our business. We’re urged to change them frequently to protect our identity.
Christians have but one password: Jesus. Once we acquire this password through salvation, we become heirs of God with Him. We’re children of the king. Precious saints. The Father gives us His own name to set us apart from the world.
Unlike computer or ATM passwords, this special name can never be compromised. We are safe and secure in the Father’s arms, able to access every gift promised. Read the scriptures to see all that is available to you as a believer: eternal life, provision, promise after promise, blessing upon blessing.
Do you have your password, ready to swing open the gates of heaven? It’s Jesus. Jesus, period. No other name is needed, no other combination.
You can take that to the bank.
Dear heavenly Father, today I choose to follow You. I give You my life, my all. Teach me Your ways and guard my heart.
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.—2 John 1:12 (NIV)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.—2 Corinthians 1:3–4 (NIV)
The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.—Proverbs 19:8 (NIV)