On my last business
trip I flew on a different airline to my destination. My co-worker and I purchased standard
tickets, but upon arrival to the airport we were upgraded to first class –
without paying for it! I have only flown
first-class 1 or 2 times and am somewhat unfamiliar with all the added benefits
that come with first-class flying. I was
also unaware with the terminology this particular airline used to identify
people with priority boarding. I assumed
that my ticket was standard and stood in the standard security line where I
waited for 20 minutes to go through security.
I ended up going to the wrong security point and went through the wrong
security line. I completely bypassed the
priority boarding line where no one was standing all because I wouldn’t pay
attention!
This is how
most people view salvation. They believe
that they haven’t done enough good, or that they have done too much bad to
deserve Heaven. However, that is simply
not the case. 2 Peter 3:9 tells us “The
Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing
that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” In John 3:16 we are told “For God so loved
the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.” Some people assume
that Heaven is there destination, but they haven’t checked their boarding pass
to ensure they are headed in the right direction. And some people assume that they it simply
cannot be that easy. They end up going
to the wrong side of the terminal and stand in the wrong line.
Friend, life
guarantees us one thing only – that we will all die. However, our death does not need to be
permanent. God is offering “priority
boarding passes” to those who have faith in His redemptive work on the cross
and His saving grace. He has a security
line that few take, and guarantees you an eternal comfort in His presence.
What does
your boarding pass say?
Coach CJ
Director – CHSM
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