Miracle On the Hudson!

Peter 3:9 (New King James Version) The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

Life is fragile and what happened in NYC today with the US Airways jet filled with 155 passengers is example of how close death can be. Especially when you consider how many minutes the pilot had to land that thing in the Hudson River. From the time it took off to the time it landed was approximately 3 minutes. I'm sure an eternity to the passengers. They can only ultimately thank God for sparing their lives through the expertise of the pilot and staff. I believe God has given some of them another chance to get right with Him.

If you only had 3 minutes to live and you wanted to get right with God, what would you do? Jesus said, "Unless you repent you shall all likewise perish." Luke 13:3. Jesus also said, For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes on Him (or trusts in Him) shall not perish, but have everlasting life." You see all of us our guilty of violating God's law, and are not good enough to get to heaven on our own. You don't think so? Check yourself out by some of the Ten Commandments, God's moral standard. Have you ever lied? Have you ever stolen anything? Have you ever looked with lust? Jesus said you are an adulterer at heart if you have. He also said in Revelation, " But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8 (New King James Version) Have you ever used God's name in vain? That's the 3rd commandment. If your honest with yourself, you know you are guilty of at least 1 or 2 of those, if not all. We've only looked at 4 of the ten. If you died, you'd end up in Hell. That's not God's will. 2000 years ago God sent His Son in the person of Jesus Christ, who lived a perfectly moral life, shed His blood on a cruel cross and then He died and rose again and defeated death. By doing this, He paid your fine. The punishment and judgement that you deserve was placed on Him so that you wouldn't have to go to Hell. What love and sacrifice! So, what you need to do to receive God's forgiveness is to humble yourself, apologize to God for your rebellion, turn away from your sin (repent) and put your trust in Jesus Christ in what He  did for you on the cross. When you do that, God will save you. At that point, you will be right with Him. That takes less than a minute. Please, repent and put your faith in Christ today before it's too late. Thank you - Ed

Romans 10:10,13 (New King James Version) For with the heart man believes unto righteousness  For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”