How can you escape death and reconnect with God?

It may surprise you that the answer is not religion! There are many very good and religious people who have missed out on how simple Gods offer of eternal life is. The penalty for breaking Gods laws is death. Either you have to pay for your crimes by being put to death or someone else can pay for them and you are let off the hook. That is exactly what God has done for you.

God came into the world as a man, Jesus, proved who He was by many miracles, died on a cross to pay the death penalty, and then came back to life to prove that he had power over life and death.

There was a young man who drove recklessly through a town going through numerous red lights, speeding, and causing many accidents. Finally the police pulled him over, threw the book at him, and locked him up. Soon came his day in court and he stood before the judge. Many victims showed up and testified against him. With so many witnesses the judge found him guilty and the fines against him were more than he could pay. He would be locked up in jail for a long time. The man was devastated as he realized the consequences of his youthful recklessness. He fell down before the judge, asked for mercy, and sincerely vowed to change. Then an incredible thing happened, once the verdict had been delivered and justice was done, the judge got up and came down from his bench. He wrote a check and paid the incredible fines. Then the judge turned to the young man and said "I have paid the fines myself, my son, you are free to go."

That is what Jesus did for you and me. He has paid the price so you can live and not die. Every other religion is about what you have to do to earn eternal life. But Christianity is about what God has done for you so you can live forever. It is Gods invitation to you to accept His gift of life and enter into a relationship with Him.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8.

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:13-14

It really is a simple choice. There are only two groups of people in the world from Gods perspective.

Kingdom of God: People who want God to be apart of their life and want to love and help others. Jesus is the King and all the people who accept his commands and follow his leadership are apart of the Kingdom of God.

Kingdom of Darkness: People who don't want God telling them what to do and want to live selfishly. Everyone else is in what God calls the Kingdom of darkness, where people are doing what ever they think is right, hurting others in the process, and following various leaders and philosophies in the world.

What would it be like to live in a community where everyone helped each other. There would be no crime; no fear of being raped, murdered, robbed, or tricked. When you were in need, others would share with you to help you get through. Families would stay together and there would be no painful divorces. You get the idea. Now is God really out to take all the fun out of life by telling us to love each other, or is he trying to show us how to enjoy life the way he intended it to be lived.

Which group would you want to be apart of?

It is a simple thing to join Gods side. When you admit to God that you have been selfish and that it's wrong to be selfish, he gives you a second chance. Tell him that you want to start over and you want his help to learn more about love. When you ask God to become a part of your life and help you to change, he cancels the death sentence. He begins to show you day by day how to love those around you. He will take care of providing for the things you need for the rest of this life and when your purpose here is finished, he gives you a new life on the other side of physical death.

Everyone who chooses to love rather than be selfish will exist forever in a new world where all selfishness and death has been removed. We call that heaven. And everyone who chooses to be selfish will be locked up for ever in Gods prison for the criminally insane (the incurably selfish), Hell.

What do I do to reconnect with God?