If you are looking for a real paradise, you won`t find it here on earth. The Bible tells us that Heaven is the only perfect place. Although you may never get to Hawaii, the Bible tells us in John 14 that we can have a place prepared just for us in a Heavenly Paradise and it will not cost you anything to go there. The price has already been paid!

Hawaii is not the paradise it could be because of people. Yes, people cause crime, pollution, and heartache. All of these are the result of sin. Romans 3:23 says, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Sin is what keeps us out of God`s Paradise. If God allowed us into Heaven with our sin then Heaven would no longer be a perfect place. You and I cannot go to Heaven until we get rid of our sin.

But how? You ask. God has the answer for us in His Word. Before you can hear the answer, you have to understand that we cannot get to Heaven without God`s help. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, “For by grace are ye saved, through faith and that not of yourselves: It is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast”

You know that no matter how sincere you may be you could not swim from here to the mainland. You might get further than I would but you would still fall short. You must also realize that no matter how good or how religious or how sincere we might be, that we still fall short of Heaven. You might be a better person than I am or more religious, but we both still fall “short of the glory of God.” Only by going God`s way can we be sure of going to Heaven.

The Bible says, “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 6:23). If I offered to give you a gift of an all-expenses paid two-week vacation on another island, would you insult me by offering to pay me five dollars for it? Would you insult God by trying to buy your way into Heaven with your good works or religion when He has already paid the price.

Jesus Christ paid “the wages” of our sins when He died on the cross. Romans 5:8 says, “God commendeth (demonstrated) His love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.” God wants us to come to Him “by faith” to receive His “free gift of eternal life” through Christ`s payment for our sin on the cross. All that we need to do is “confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Romans 10:9). Won`t you take the time right now to bow your head and your heart to God and accept His offer of salvation through Jesus Christ as your Saviour? His promise is that “Whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13). Why not call upon Him right now? You can pray this simple prayer from your heart:

Dear God, I am lost without you. I know you sent your Son, Jesus Christ, to die for me and provide me a way to Heaven. I want to ask Him to come into my heart and life and be my Saviour. I want Him to guide me through this life and take me into the life to come to spend all eternity with you. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

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