I Had the
Wrong
Keyby Dr. Marvin Lewis
My wife and I were looking forward to
spending a few days at the home of a friend
in Palm Springs, California. He had
delivered a key to us a few days earlier,
saying, "Our winter home in Palm Springs
is unoccupied. You and your wife go out
there and take a little vacation as my
guests." We found the house and, with keen
anticipation, went to the door and put the
key into the lock. It would not fit. We tried
the back door. No results. Our friend had
given us the wrong key, and all of his good
intentions did not get us into the house.
We spent the night in a hotel.
The right key is even more important
in the spiritual realm. If you hope to get
into Heaven, you ought to be very sure that
your key will unlock the door to eternal life.
Our friend's mistake cost us only a little
disappointment and the price of accommo-
dations for one night. But what will it cost
the person who depends on the wrong key
to get him into Heaven? The cost is too
great to be calculated. "For what shall it
profit a man, if he shall gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul? (37)Or what shall
a man give in exchange for his soul?"
(Mark 8:36, 37).
Many people are depending upon the
wrong key to get them into Heaven. The
key of good works and moral deeds will not
unlock the door; "For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it
is the gift of God: (9)Not of works, lest any
man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8, 9)
Religion without Christ is no good. In fact,
the only key that will unlock the door to
Heaven is the key of personal faith in the
Lord Jesus Christ.
The way of salvation is made so clear in
the Word of God that no one need be
deceived or disappointed. Jesus said in John
14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by
me." Jesus Christ is the key to the door of
Heaven. He said, "I am the door: by me if
any man enter in, he shall be saved"
(John 10:9).
Have you put your trust and faith in
Jesus Christ? If so, you possess the right key.
If not, I hope you will repent of your sins
and trust Him today. He invites you to
believe on Him, and He said, "him that
cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."
(John 6:37).For further information write: Gospel Fellowship Association
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