A List You Don’t Want To Miss!

When was the last time you looked at a list? Lists are everywhere in life. Many people keep a list of things to do each day. It seems that almost everyone has a list of some kind. It is reported that Santa has a list and he checks it twice! The truth of the matter is we would love to be off many of the list we are on. But God is compiling a list that you don’t want to miss. To a few faithful Christians in the otherwise dead Church in Sardis, Jesus sent this encouraging message in Revelation 3:5, “He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments and I will not blot his name out of the Book of Life.” The Apostle Paul referred to this list in Philippians 4:3 where he ex-pressed certainty that the names of those who labored with him in the gospel were in the Book of Life.

Is your name written in heaven? Are you on God’s guest list? God’s list is unlike a funeral home where you sign your own name on a guest list when you walk in. Heaven is for those who have pre-registered and God himself is in charge of that list. So how do I get my name on God’s list? Not by simply hoping and wishing or being religious (Matthew 7:21) Those on God’s list all have one thing in common. The all have obeyed the will of God. Don’t be negligent. Don’t let that happen because God’s list is one list you can’t afford to miss.