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Two Sets of Books

Whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.  Revelation 20:15

 

These are sobering words---the most sobering words imaginable.

The Bible says that in Heaven there are two sets of books. One set records every detail of our lives: everything we have done since the day we were born. All of that will be held against us at judgment.

But Scripture tells us there is another book in Heaven: the Book of Life. When we come to Christ--when we receive Him, when we come to the cross where He died for us, when we believe that He is risen and we receive Him into our lives--our names are blotted out of the first set of books. God no longer even remembers our sins because they have been blotted out by the blood of Christ, shed on the cross for us.

The moment our names are blotted out of the first set of books, God writes them in the Book of Life. Only those whose names are recorded there will enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Is your name written in the Book of Life? Make sure by opening your heart to Christ and committing your life to Him without reserve.

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