If you are at the point in your life where you are ready to make a personal commitment to follow Christ, all you have to do is reach out to Him now in prayer. He is listening and waiting to come into your heart and help you live a better life.
Jesus said in John 3:3, "...Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
The only way to see the kingdom of heaven is to be born again. This is not referring to a physical rebirth, or even an emotional experience. This is being born anew in our spirits.
Nicodemus in John 3:4-5 asked Jesus, "How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?". Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."
God recreates our spirits making us 'new creations' in Christ Jesus. This is the "Miracle of Salvation". All of our sins are removed forever as we become clean and new on the inside.
What is Salvation? Salvation is a gift available to all who repent (confess, change their attitude, and direction toward sin) and believe in Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord.
The Need for Salvation (Romans 5:12): Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden by eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Because of their disobedience, sin entered into the world and because of sin, mankind was separated from God. "For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard."
The Solution (John 3:16): Even though you are separated from God because of your sin, God made a way for you to come back to Him. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
Benefits of Salvation (Matthew 8:17): This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases." We are redeemed from sickness and diseases.
It is a Gift (Ephesians 2:8-9): Moreover, He is offering this salvation to you as a gift. All you have to do is receive it. For it is by GRACE you have been saved, through FAITH - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast.
How to Apply the Solution (Romans 10:9-10): "That if you confess (say) with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
You have the Right (John 1:12): "But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God."
If you want to receive Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and Lord - then say this pray aloud:
Dear Father in Heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I believe in my heart that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. I believe that He was raised from the dead for my justification, and I confess Him now as my Savior and Lord. Thanks for washing me clean of sin with your precious Blood. Thanks for Your great love for me. I have now become the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Thank you Jesus for saving me, now fill me with your Spirit that I may live the overcoming life in Jesus' name. Amen.
Congratulations, you are now born again! It is important that you read your Bible daily (we recommend that you start with the book of John) and join with a local bible-teaching ministry/church so you can continue to grow and mature in the things of God.
"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching." (Hebrews 10: 25)