Do you have Peace?

  Do you have peace?

The Psalmist writes,

“You have searched me, Lord,

 and you know me.”

                                          Psalm 139:1

When we read the above portion of scripture. We can either read it and be at peace with the knowledge God understands why we are the way we are, and that we have accepted Christ as our Lord and Saviour. 

OR 

we can read it and be afraid of God’s judgement. Knowing that we have not accepted Christ as our Saviour and that the good in our life may not outweigh the bad things we have done.

Christians do not believe that when you stand before God on the day of judgement that He will put the deeds of your life on a scale and if the good outweighs the bad you will get to heaven. 

Quite the contrary. Christians believe that we cannot be good enough to stand before God. C. S. Lewis wrote,

"The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us."  C.S. Lewis.

The apostle Paul said,

"That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  

For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."  Romans 10:9-11.

The apostle Peter said,

"And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'" Acts 2:21

The apostle John wrote,

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.  

If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives." 1John 1:9-10.

So the question becomes; Do you have peace in your heart that you have had your sins forgiven and are on your way to heaven?

Please think about it.