Today’s Bible Reading
John 14:1-6
1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with Me that you also may be where I am. 4 You know the way to the place where I am going.” 5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
Applying God’s Word in My Life:
1. What did Jesus promise you? (vv.1-3). What confidence does this promise give to you?
2. What exactly is Jesus saying in verse 6? What does that mean for you?
3. What did Jesus say about heaven? How can you know that you will go to heaven when you die?
Today’s Key Verse:
John 14:2
In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.
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Reservation Guaranteed
Because my daughter is a flight attendant, I am blessed with a parent’s pass for my personal use. For a small service charge, I may fly wherever the airline flies. There’s one drawback, however. I must be on ‘standby’. That means I’m allowed on board only if there’s space available. Until then, my luggage is set aside and labelled “Status Pending”. While the paying passengers board,
I must wait, wondering if my name will be called. I can never be certain of a seat because available space isn’t guaranteed.
It’s a far different situation on our journey to heaven, which begins when we trust Christ for our salvation. Because of His death and resurrection, our passage to heaven is absolutely guaranteed. Our status is not pending; there is space available; our names will be called. These privileges have been paid for in full by the sacrificial death of Jesus.
If, like Thomas in John 14:5, you sometimes wonder if and how Jesus will get you to heaven, trust in His promise, “I am going there to prepare a place for you. ... And I will come back and take you to be with Me that you also may be where I am” (vv.2-3). That’s His unfailing word. You can count on it! —Joanie
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There is a place reserved in heaven For all of us who have received Forgiveness and eternal life From Christ, in whom we have believed. —Sper
Faith in Christ is the only ticket to heaven.
Assurance of Salvation Day 1
