Dear friend,
I want to talk to you about something that is very important to me. So important that I am ashamed I haven’t brought it up like this previously.
You already know that I am a Christian and a pastor. As such I’m sure you can guess some of what I believe about God and the stories I can tell you about what God has done for me. And so if you will take just a few moments, I want to tell you of my God and His plans for you.
First, I want to remind you of something you already know: life is short. Whether it is a pandemic, a heart attack or a car accident, something unexpected can come and take our life at any moment. Even if we somehow make it 75 or 85 years without facing a catastrophic accident, the reality is that we will quickly be approaching death by the time we have been alive 7 decades or more. And since life is so short, what indeed happens to us after this life is over?
Second, Please consider that eternity is a long time. Eternity is never-ending. The Holy Bible talks about an eternal heaven that God is preparing for His children (for all who will believe on Him and receive His salvation). Heaven will be a never-ending celebration of joy, goodness and love! The Holy Bible also talks very clearly about a never-ending hell and I want to remind you that forever is forever. Hell will be a never-ending torment of suffering, loneliness and complete lack of anything good.
Third, let’s talk about this life. This life is full of so many blessings and wonderful things that God Himself created and prepared for us. It is because God loves us so much that we have such things as family, friendship, sunsets, beaches and flowers. Unfortunately, this life also has suffering, misery, heartache, betrayal, offence, oppression and more! And all suffering in this life comes down to evil and sin. Evil and sin are both results of created beings choosing to reject God’s way of perfect love. In the middle of this mixed up earth (full of both good and evil) there is the possibility and potential of personally living a holy life of love if we choose to reject evil and choose instead to believe and follow God.
Lest this email get any longer than necessary I want to recap the three things I have already said: “Life is short, eternity is long and in this life we get to choose between good and evil”
God has made a plan. His plan provides for us to be delivered from evil, forgiven of our own sin, and filled with His love. He made it possible for us to have both an abundant life here on earth and an eternal life with Him after our life on earth is over. There is only one thing that we have to do: we have to choose to accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord. When we accept Him as Savior we are accepting His forgiveness of all our wrongdoing and when we accept Him as Lord we are accepting Him as our boss and following all that He tells us about how to live.
So in conclusion, I want you to know that I personally made the decision years ago to believe on and accept Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord. I have never regretted it! Now I know that I am forgiven of all confessed sin and I have His Spirit of love living in me and I am assured of heaven with Him forever.
I don’t know if you have accepted Jesus as your Savior and Lord and I’m not sure if you are living everyday in total and complete obedience to Jesus and that is why I am sharing this letter with you. I don’t want to miss the opportunity to talk with you about your eternal soul and if you believe on Jesus and are living daily for Him.
Would you mind emailing me and letting me know about your relationship with God? The most important thing in life for me is that everyone I know accepts Jesus and is ready when death comes knocking on their door. I want people to know, receive and live in God’s love now and forever!
Just know that I love you and that is the reason I am sharing this letter with you. After I hear back from you I hope we can dialogue a bit more about all that God offers to you and me.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Mike Johnson
pastor@libertynazarene.com
Pastor Michael Johnson 