This message is for you who feel hopeless, sinful, bitter, sick, or completely failed. Maybe you feel like you've never helped anyone, you can't even pray anymore. Yet there's a quiet, serious question in your heart:
"Is my name in the Book of Life? Or am I lost?"
The Book of Life is not a résumé. It is a book full of grace.
Revelation 21:27 (AMP):
"And nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life."
The Lamb is Jesus. The Book of Life is His book. Your name is not written there based on how good you were – but based on whether you believe in Jesus, who died for your sins.
God does not choose the strong – He saves the weak.
Matthew 11:28–30 (AMP):
"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened [by religious rituals that provide no peace], and I will give you rest [refreshing your souls with salvation].
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest (renewal, blessed quiet) for your souls.
For My yoke is easy [to bear] and My burden is light."
Jesus doesn’t say, "Come, if you are holy." He says:
"Come, if you are tired."
Tiredness does not stop you from coming – it is the reason to come.
But I am bitter. I have no love.
Psalm 34:18 (AMP):
"The Lord is near to the heartbroken and He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin)."
A bitter heart does not stop salvation, if that heart still longs for God. God does not despise a broken heart. He comes near to it.
But what if I have never done anything good?
Luke 23:42–43 (AMP):
"Then he was saying, ‘Jesus, [please] remember me when You come into Your kingdom!’
Jesus said to him, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.’"
This man never helped anyone. Never did good. Was never healed. He died a criminal.
But he believed in Jesus – and that was enough.
Salvation is not a reward for good works. It is grace.
Ephesians 2:8–9 (AMP):
"For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivContinuing from where the text was cut off:
John 6:37 (AMP):
"All that My Father gives Me will come to Me; and the one who comes to Me I will most certainly not cast out [I will never, never reject anyone who follows Me]."
Jesus does not reject those who come. He does not wait for you to clean yourself up. He receives you when you come – with all your guilt, shame, and failure.
Romans 8:1 (AMP):
"Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior]."
In Christ, the verdict has been announced:
Not guilty.
No more condemnation.
Even now, Jesus defends you.
1 John 2:1 (AMP):
"My little children (believers, dear ones), I am writing you these things so that you will not sin. But if anyone sins, we have an Advocate [who will intercede for us] with the Father—Jesus Christ the righteous [the upright, the just, the One who conforms to the Father’s will in every way—purpose, thought, and action]."
Jesus is your Advocate. That word means "defender in court." When the accuser, Satan, says you have sinned, Jesus does not deny it. But He stands and declares:
"Yes, this sheep is guilty of all you say.
But I paid the full price for it.
I will not demand punishment, because the price is already PAID.
It is FINISHED."
Romans 8:33–34 (AMP):
"Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)? It is God who justifies us [declaring us blameless and putting us in a right relationship with Himself].
Who is the one who condemns us? Christ Jesus is the One who died [to pay our penalty], and more than that, who was raised [from the dead], and who is at the right hand of God interceding [with the Father] for us."
No one can accuse you, because Jesus, who died and rose again, is sitting at the right hand of the Father—and speaking on your behalf.
Hebrews 7:25 (AMP):
"Therefore He is able also to save forever (completely, perfectly, for eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede and intervene on their behalf [with God]."
Jesus is not tired of you. He is not done with you. He lives forever to speak your name in Heaven. To pray for you. To stand for you.
So don’t give up.
Your name is not written in the Lamb's Book of Life because you were strong, but because He is strong. Not because you were faithful, but because He is faithful. Not because you deserve it, but because His blood paid for it.
If you believe in Him, you are His.
And He will never let you go unless you chose to not want him. Even then He will always want you as long as you live but if you choose to reject him He will allow you to even go to Sheol* because he loves you so much.
If you have nothing to offer – that’s perfect.
Then you can truly receive the gift.
(Sheol is relam of the dead where all who did not accept the free gift of salvation go to wait for God's judgment on last days.)
Choose Jesus today because he already chose you and he loves you.