Wrong Way! Do Not Enter!

Wrong Way! Do Not Enter!

The freeway traffic was stopped by the deafening crash of a head-on collision. Except for one survivor, the passengers of both cars were killed instantly. The survivor said the car he was in had entered the freeway by an exit ramp. No one saw the sign, “Wrong Way – Do Not Enter.” They thought they were going the right way.

This accident parallels a spiritual one of much greater importance. Many people believe they are on the right road to heaven. But if their way depends on anything but Jesus Christ, they are on the wrong road. And it’s leading to spiritual death – eternal separation from God (Prov. 14:12).

Jesus clearly said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (Jn. 14:6 NKJV). No other way, no matter how appealing, will get us to heaven. If we depend on such things as church membership, baptism, or our own good works – we’re going to crash and burn because we’re going the wrong way.

We can’t trust our eternal destiny to what we “think” is the right way. We must be guided by God’s clear directions in the Bible. It says that man is separated from God because of sin. When Jesus died on the cross, He took the punishment for our sin: “The blood of Jesus Christ ... cleanses us from all sin” (1 Jn. 1:7). The Bible also says that “all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). We must admit we are sinners, and believe that Jesus is the right way – in fact, the only way to heaven.

Tragedies happen without warning – a missed road sign, a wrong turn, and crash! Should death come to you, where would you spend eternity? Why not, in simple faith, follow God’s clear directions to heaven?

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