Saving Private Ryan

In the film, “Saving Private Ryan” many US soldiers get killed trying to save this one man during World War II. Eventually the dying Captain of the rescue platoon shouts to Ryan. “Earn this! Earn what’s been done for you!” Later in old age Ryan visited the graves of those who died to save him and asked himself this tormenting question, “Was I good enough? Was I good enough for all that has been done for me?”

Many people, especially those who are getting old, anxiously ask themselves this tormenting question, “Have I been good enough to get to heaven?” The bad news is that none of us could even be good enough to earn a place in heaven. But the good news is that the Lord Jesus Christ earned the way to heaven for us by dying for our sins on the cross, thus paying the penalty we deserved.

There may be some who do not feel they have sinned but the Bible says, “If we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” [ 1 John 1:8 ]. If we sincerely want to know the truth about our sins then we should begin to read the Bible, perhaps John’s gospel, and pray that God would awaken our conscience to the seriousness of our sins. When this dawns upon us we will gladly forsake them and say with the Apostle Paul, “The Son of God loved me, and gave Himself for me.” [ Galatians 2:20 ] To meditate on this amazing act of love until your heart is melted will bring great assurance that through His sacrifice you are forgiven and through His resurrection power He will guide you through life and even through, “The valley of the shadow of death.” [ Psalm 23 ]

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