Jeopardy Anyone?

       I was recently speaking to Cox Communications about my phone service and she asked me what I was using for television viewing.  I had cancelled my cable a long time ago and went with Direct TV for a period of time until they doubled my bill in the middle of a contract.  So, Good bye to them.  I replied that I was using the airwaves since we only watched the news, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.  Every now and then I get an answer right on Jeopardy and for the rest of them, I say, "So what."    I miss a few now and then and don't get the right answer.  It isn't any big problem for me since I'm not the one on the show and under the gun.  While the answer to literary and opera questions are beyond me, there are some questions that you had better get right as the consequences are a lot more serious than Jeopardy questions.    Ephesians 2:8-10 says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." 
      I have a book by a famous person entitled, "Saved Without a Doubt."  The book takes you through the basic verses of eternal life and how to get there.  After all, you don't want to get this question wrong when asked, "How do you get to heaven?"  We know from the Gospel of Matthew that there are going to be many people who believe they are on the road to heaven who will eventually find out that Jesus will say, "Depart from Me, I never knew you."  That is going to be a very sad day.  They will try to argue the decision, but to no avail and will end up eternally lost.  We might well ask the question, "On what or whom are we depending for our salvation?"  For many, the answer will be that they are depending upon their good deeds and not the Lord Jesus Christ.  We have spent a lot of time these past few days speaking about thanks, thanks especially for the things that God has done in our lives.  John 14:6 reminds us that Jesus is the ONLY way for salvation.  This is one question that you don't want to miss and say, "So what!"  Praise God today that He is the Guarantor of our Great Salvation.