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Our Hope of Heaven

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.  2 Corinthians 5:21

 

You'll never be good enough to go to Heaven.

That statement may shock you, but I hope you keep reading because it is true. The reason is because God is absolutely holy and pure---and because of that, He cannot tolerate sin. To put it another way, even one sin would be enough to keep you out of Heaven. The Bible is clear: "There shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life" (Revelation 21:27).

Does that mean there is no hope? No! Because of Jesus, you and I have hope. God loves us and wants us to be with Him in Heaven forever. To make that possible, He sent Christ into the world. Jesus, who was God in human flesh, was without sin---but on the cross all our sins were transferred to Him, and He died in our place. We deserve to die for our sins, but Christ took our death and our Hell. Now we can be forgiven! Now we can enter Heaven!

From, HOPE for Each Day: Morning & Evening Devotions, by Billy Graham.