What a strange question!” perhaps some boy or girl exclaims, as they read the above title. “I never thought about it. How can I tell that?”
But it is very important that you should know this, for we read about the judgment of the Great White Throne in Revelation 20, that “whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
It is a question that will affect you, for all eternity. There is no middle place, either it is the book of life or the lake of fire.
In Luke 10:20, we read of those tc whom it was said,
“Rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven,” and in Philippians 4:3,
“My fellow-laborers, whose names are in the book of life.”
And you, too, may know now that your name is written there, if you receive the Lord Jesus as your Saviour.
“He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” 1 John 5:12.
I will tell you of a girl who came to know that her name was in the book of life. She had Christian parents, and went to Sunday school, and had heard how she could be saved, and thought she was all right. One day she was asked this question,
“Is your name written in heaven?” and she answered,
“I don’t know”; but after a little conversation, in which she was shown how important it was for her to know this, she became anxious to be saved.
Some verses were read to her from the Word of God, and among them, was,
“Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” 1 Corinthians 15:4-5.
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life.” John 3:36.
Our young friend rested her soul on these words of God, and went home that night rejoicing in the knowledge that she had eternal life, and that her name was written in heaven.
Now I do trust that all boys and girls who read this will ask themselves the question,
“Is my name written in the book of life?” and that they will not rest until they know that it is.
Do not think that you will try to be good, and that will make you all right. Your own goodness can never write your name there; but come to the Lord Jesus, who died that you might live, just as you are, and He will give you life, and all you need.
“The gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6.23.
ML 04/23/1944