Are you going to heaven? Have you done enough? Obeyed enough laws? Served enough people? Is your faith strong enough? Do you pray long enough?

So often in scripture we find people just wanting the glory without the sacrifice. Sometimes it’s a man asking Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life or get into heaven. Sometimes it’s someone asking Jesus if they may be at His right hand, or discussing what their mighty position may be in this new kingdom. Other times it may be trying to obtain some power that the Spirit gives, because that power means you truly have salvation and Christ. It’s a heaven entry checklist, or trump card they’re looking for.

My friends, let me tell you that is not what the heart of Christ is about. Although some may tell you that you need to do certain things to obtain salvation, and others may tell you if you don’t have some divine ability then you aren’t saved, none of these are true.

You have salvation purely through believing in Christ as your savior and pursuing His heart. This does not mean pursuing some power or position, it means simply being a servant to others and doing the good you know you should do, giving the glory to God.

If you have taken Christ as your personal savior and the only way to salvation, you should have this heart, but what I wanted to say to you was if you have Christ, you have heaven. Therefore do not worry about heaven because it has been guaranteed to you by the blood of Christ on the cross, but take comfort in it, and focus solely on being the heart of Christ to others.