Confess Jesus as Lord and believe God raised him from the dead and you will be saved. — Romans 10:9-18

Religion is spelled with two letters: “D-O.” It’s a list of things people think they have to do in order to be accepted by God – go to church, give money, keep the Ten Commandments, be baptized, and pray every day. The list is endless. It’s always Do… Do… Do.

Christianity is spelled with four letters – “D-O-N-E.”

Salvation is not based on what we do but on what Jesus Christ has already done. If you want to get on the highway to heaven, you don’t have to do anything; you just have trust in what Jesus Christ has already done for you.

That’s the whole difference – Do versus Done. Either you try to do it yourself and never make it, or you lay down your hard hat, and your hard heart, and believe that Jesus Christ has already done it for you. And then you receive what He has done by responding to Him.

If God were to ask, “Why should I let you into heaven?” what would your answer be? The only correct answer is that you have jumped on the highway to heaven by repenting of your sins and by receiving Jesus Christ as your Savior, who by his shed blood, paid for all your sins.

Prayer: Almighty Father, as we start this Advent season and prepare to celebrate your birth, may we confess you as our Lord and Savior to the world. Amen.

Ernie Kelly
First UMC, Fairless Hills
November 30, 2015