“Whoever believes and is baptized shall be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”

Mark 16:16

After just a few days in kindergarten, my granddaughter, Elli, in a disgruntled voice asked, “Who signed me up for this?” Her first impression of school did not meet up with all she had heard about it. Even as adults, there are times, when embroiled in an unpleasant situation, we might wonder “who or what got me into this?”

However, I am thrilled and thankful to be signed up for heaven. My name was recorded in the Lamb’s book of life at my baptism. What a comfort to know that when Christ returns on Judgment Day, I, along with all believers, will hear him say, “Come inherit the kingdom prepared for you.”

Harriet Monn Stennfeld
Fort Wayne, IN

Dear Father, thank you that thru Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross, I will dwell with you in heaven one day. Amen.

Reflect: Do you thank God daily that your name is written in the Lamb’s book of life?

Read: Matthew 25:31-40 and Revelation 21:27