HELEN SANDERS
3-23-2026
CHOOSE LIFE

It was a quiet morning. As the guards were watching the sealed tomb where Jesus was placed, suddenly the stone rolled back, and the guards fell back in fear. No, it couldn’t be, they had sealed the tomb. Now what would they do? Life would never be the same for them. They had to make a choice—to believe or not believe. If they believed it would cost them their job and result in physical death. If they didn’t believe it would cost them life eternal.

That same decision must be made today by each of us. Do we believe in Jesus as the only way to God, or do we brush it off and say it is just an old fairy tale?

My friends, your eternal destiny is on the line in the choice you make. If you accept the fact that Jesus died on the cross and then rose from the dead as payment for sin, you will receive the free gift of salvation, and you will never die spiritually.

If you reject Jesus, and walk away from him, it will be the biggest mistake you have ever made.

His resurrection is the seal that He is a living, all powerful Savior. He is not in the grave! He rose again, placed his blood in Heaven on the mercy seat, and now lives forevermore.

The choice is ours. Like those soldiers, we can make up a story fooling ourselves, or believe in Jesus and receive the greatest gift ever—eternal life.

What will you do with Jesus? He is awaiting your answer. Don’t put it off! Ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins and receive eternal life through his sacrifice on the cross. His blood was shed for sin so that yours will not be shed.

He will take your sin and give you his righteousness like it says in 2 Corinthians 5:21, “For he [God the Father] hath made him [Jesus] to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” You could call this the “great exchange.” This was greatest love given even though we did not deserve it.

God knew we would all fail, but he made a way to escape the punishment. As it says in Romans 5:8, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” He died so we could have eternal life. It is a free gift from God.

Receive that free gift; make the right choice now. .