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By Billy Graham • September 18, 2014 • Topics: Faith
Q:
You always tell people to give their lives to Jesus, but what good will that do? I have a lot of problems, but just believing in Jesus isn't going to make them go away.
A:
You don’t list what your problems are, but I can’t help but wonder how many of them would be on that list if you’d given your life to Jesus. For example, if you’d been following Him, He would’ve kept you from making bad decisions, and would have given you the wisdom to make right ones.
You ask what good it does to believe in Jesus, and that is a legitimate question. But let me answer by looking at it from the opposite direction: What good does it do to not believe in Jesus? If you ignore Him and don’t believe in Him, it means you’re on your own and can never look to God for help. If you ignore Him, it means you have no real purpose in life except to live for yourself. And if you ignore Him, you have no hope of life beyond the grave.
But it doesn’t need to be this way! From one end of the Bible to the other, God constantly tells us, “I love you.” He loves us so much that He sent His Son into the world to give His life for our salvation. Jesus, the Bible says, “loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood” (Revelation 1:5).
Will all your problems vanish if you give your life to Christ? No, not necessarily. But you’ll no longer be alone, and He will give you wisdom and courage to face your problems. Don’t let bitterness, or pride, or anything else keep you from Christ, but ask Him to come into your life today.
