He had waited a long time for this. He had loved this girl for a long time and she loved him. Now it was time to ask her to spend the rest of her life with him. He asked her to go with him on an old horse-drawn carriage ride along some beautiful mountain paths. In cahoots with the driver, he asked if they could stop to take a picture on a nearby footbridge - just out of sight, of course. Well, the driver was loving every minute of this. On that bridge, overlooking a picturesque little stream, he declared his lifetime love and he asked the woman he loves to become his wife. She was not surprised that he would ask someday, but this day she was overwhelmed. He awaited her answer and it was more beautiful than he could have ever scripted. She just said, "It would be my highest honor."
There's someone who loves you very much, who has dramatically declared His love for you, and whose offer of a lifelong relationship requires an answer. He is the One who said in Revelation 3:20, "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in..." While that invitation was initially addressed to some people who already belonged to Jesus, it's also a powerful picture of His offer of His love to those who have never begun a personal relationship with Him - maybe that's you.
If you have any doubt about Jesus' love for you and His commitment to you, just pay a visit in your heart to an old rugged cross where He is nailed to that cross, bleeding and dying to pay for every wrong thing you have ever done. That's how much He loves you. That's how much He wants you to be in heaven with Him forever. That's how much He does not want to lose you.
His love for us isn't based on how good we are. The Bible says we've chosen to hijack the running of our life from our Creator, and all our religiousness doesn't cover up our rebellion against a holy God. We deserve the hell that sin requires, but we're offered a heaven we could never deserve because Jesus took our hell for us.
Now He awaits your response to His blood-bought offer of forgiveness and eternal life. In the words of the Bible, "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...Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him" (John 3:16, 36). See, there is just no neutral response. It's "Jesus, I'm Yours" or "Jesus, forget about it."
When a guy in love says, "Will you marry me?", what if his beloved says, "Sure. You're a nice guy," or "You have some great points" or "We get along great." Well, those are polite answers, but no commitment. Well, that's how it is when Jesus knocks on the door of your heart, as He may be doing even now. Anything other than "Yes, I'm Yours" is just polite rejection. "...Whoever rejects the Son will not see life."
Jesus has dramatically declared His love for you. Look at the nail prints in His hands. He is offering to forgive every sin, to never leave you, and to take you to heaven when you die. You must give Him your answer. If you want this to be your Jesus-day, the day that you consciously say "yes" to Him and you begin your personal relationship with Him, why don't you tell Him that right now where you are. You should visit YoursForLife.net, where you'll find information that's been really helpful to people at the point of giving their answer to Jesus. You can also call 877-741-1200 toll free.
The words of an old hymn pretty much sum up the choice that's in front of you, "What will you do with Jesus? Neutral you cannot be. For some day your heart will be asking, 'What will He do with me?'"