“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.” – Revelation 20:11-12
One day, there will be judgment. Justice is inevitable and absolute. Everyone living and everyone dead will one day give an account of his or her life and how it was lived for the purposes and glory of God. That will certainly be difficult for everyone. We have all sinned and fallen short of God’s expectation, design, and glory. Nonetheless, there is hope, for there won’t just be the books containing the history of our lives, actions, words, and thoughts.
There is also the Book of Life. The Book of Life contains the names of everyone who will be welcomed into God’s eternal presence despite what’s written in the other books. Everyone should earnestly desire to be in the Book of Life. So, how does one get his or her name written into the Book of Life? There’s only one way!
Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. It’s only by God’s grace extended through faith in Jesus Christ that anyone’s name is written into the Book of Life. Because the wages of sin is death and we’ve all sinned, none of us can be written into the Book of Life on our own. We can only be written into the Book of Life because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross. Jesus gave His life as a sacrifice to pay the penalty for our sins. He died and rose to life so that everyone who believes in Him will have their name written into the Book of Life.
If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, your name is in the Book of Life. So, is your name in the Book of Life??? If not, what’s stopping you from believing in Jesus and having your name added to the Book?