Is you name in the book of life?

Revelation 20:11-15
¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. ¹³ The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. ¹⁴ Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. ¹⁵ Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.


In this passage, John tells us about the final judgement. It tells us that the dead will be judged according to what they have done. Every lie, every theft, every unpure thought. Those whose names were not contained in the book of life were tossed into the lake of fire. Make no mistake, you will be judged and you will be held accountable. You have sinned against a holy God and the punishment for that sin is eternal punishment in the lake of fire. The only way to avoid this is to make sure your name is in the book of life.


Do you know for sure that your name is in the book of life? You can know with certainty. Romans 10:13 tells us that "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Have you called on the name of the Lord? Put your faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sin. Accept what He did on the cross as the payment for the punishment you deserve. Stop trying to do good to make up for the bad. Jesus took your punishment and offers His sacrifice as a free gift. However, like any gift, you have to take it. All the good you do will never make up for the bad. Sin must be punished. The question is do you want to take the punishment, or do you want to humble yourself, get down on your knees, and thank the One who already sacrificed all? 


Turn from your sin. Call out for forgiveness and thank God for what He did. Ask Him to guide your life and stop ignoring your conscience. Once you do that, the Holy Spirit will open your eyes to see sin for what it is and help make your desires more like the desires of God. He will dwell within you and make you a new person. The change will be real. Then you will know for sure that your name is written in the book of life.