“I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.” (John 10:28-30)

Trying to stay young is futile.

Have you noticed how movie stars age? They start off in their early film rolls as young, healthy, beautiful or handsome, and vibrant. Then, as the years roll by, you notice them aging. Then, you can tell that they’re having some “work” done. Not too bad at first, but some continue to do things to the point that they begin to look bizarre. It’s sad to watch! The truth is you cannot stop the aging process. You will continue to age until you reach the final stage, which is death. Its true for everybody. No matter how famous or rich you are, you cannot escape it. No one lives forever here on earth. The Bible puts it this way: “it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” (Heb. 9:27) That’s a sobering thought!

There is a way to live forever!

Jesus said you can that live forever in the passage at the top: “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish.” Even though there is nothing humanly possible we can do, God has made it possible through a very wonderful gift! He’s done everything possible to pay for your forever life in heaven; you just need to receive it in the right way, which is through repentance, which means turning from sin (Acts 3:19) and receiving it by faith (Eph. 2:8). That’s it! Many try to complicate it by adding a lot of religious steps and rules (works), but you can only be saved through complete trust in Jesus, believing in Him by faith!  

“that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;” (Rom. 10:9)

“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” (1 John 5:11)

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Rom. 6:23)

“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” (John 17:3)

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)

Therefore

“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.” (John 1:12)

“For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord.” (Prov. 8:35)