The Wedding & The Gate

We went to a wedding on Saturday for our nephew Shawn and his fiancé Mary. It was a nice day. My husband had been working, previously, that morning, to remove the old alternator from the van he inherited by his late father, to prep it for a new one that he wanted to buy on the way home. He also needed a haircut, so he ran and got one before he showered. Once he was ready,  we ran to the store to buy a wedding card, along with a gift, and signed it on the way. According to Waze, we would arrive late. However, God blessed us with green lights on the way! Once we got to the final part of our journey, there was a gate that we had to stop at. The gate attendant asked for our name. Jim gave our last name. Upon request, Jim also stated our first name. Immediately, once he answered, the gate began to open, so we could drive through. 

I couldn’t help but think that’s what heaven will be like one day. Our name will be written in the lambs book of life if we RSVP’d on earth when the invitation was given. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ paid the way for us to enter heaven. But we have to respond in advance. He extended it to us knowing we couldn’t pay for ourselves. He bought us with His own blood when He died on the cross to save us from our sins. All we have to do is believe on His name. Jesus is the only way to the Father. Just like we couldn’t go the rest of the way to our nephew’s wedding without planning ahead for it. The gate won’t open for us to enter heaven unless we have said “yes” to God’s son who died on the cross to pay for our sins. The invitation was sent. There will be a wedding in heaven one day.  We are the bride of Christ! (Revelation 19:7-9) 

“For many are called, but few are chosen.” - Matthew 22:14

Unless there is a response, now, it will be too late, then. The gate won’t open, unless you know Jesus. Do you know Him? 

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
“If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”  - John 14:6-7

“So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” - Acts 16:31