Today is my Re-Birth day.  51 years ago today, I knelt at the altar and accepted Christ as my Savior.  He has been my constant companion ever since.

Mark 10:24-26 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

²⁵ It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

²⁶ And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

Far too many people are like the disciples.  When Jesus told them that rich people would have a difficult time entering into heaven because they trusted their riches – the disciples then asked Who then can be saved?

Financial success, Professional success, even religious “success” becoming a deacon for example, do not automatically equate to submission to God and acceptance into heaven.

Man cannot buy or earn his way into heaven.  The price is much higher than that.

1 Peter 1:18-19  Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

¹⁹ But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

Later, Art :-)