HOW TO GET ON TARGET

BANG!   "I can't believe it!   How could I have missed?"    Imagine the disappointment that you would feel if you lost a competition because you missed the last shot.   You wished that you had done something differently.   Maybe your sighting plane was just a little off the mark, or maybe you were distracted by outside circumstances that seemed beyond your control.   It doesn't matter, the other guy had a perfect score under the same conditions. You wished that you could do it over again, but nobody gets a second chance.   The judge won't accept any excuses.   You lost the competition and the reward that goes with it.    Friend, there is a close similarity between you losing at a shooting competition and losing at life. NO SECOND CHANCES    According to the Bible, you have only one life to live and the Judge will not allow you any excuses or give you a second chance.   "...as it is ap- pointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" (Hebrews 9:27).   "But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment."   (Matthew 12:36) MISSING THE MARK    As a shooter, you might find it interesting to know that the meaning of the word "sin" is: missing the mark.   According to the Bible everyone, including you, has "missed the mark" of living a perfect, sinless life.   "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;" (Romans 3:23).   Because of this, you will not be allowed to enter into Heaven when you die.   "And there

shall in no wise enter into it [Heaven] any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie..." (Revelation 21:27).   Instead, you will be cast into a lake of fire where you will experience everlasting torment and separation from God. AIMING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION    If you are like most people, you want to go to Heaven, but you are aiming in the wrong direction. "...for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:" (Matthew 7:13).   You are aiming to prove that you are worthy to go to Heaven by living a good life.   You are trying to establish your own righteousness.   But the Bible says, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us..." (Titus 3:5). HOW TO GET ON TARGET    Would you get on target if you knew how?   You must stop looking at anything that you do, and by faith look at what God has done for your salvation. "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else."   (Isaiah 45:22)   Jesus Christ, who was God in the form of man, lived the perfect sinless life, and then died a bloody death on the cross as a sub- stitute for the payment of your sins.   He is the only one who can get your soul to Heaven.   "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."   (Acts 4:12)   "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."   (Romans 10:13)

My friend, if you want to be sure that you are saved, and Heaven will be your home, pray this simple sinner's prayer, and mean it with all your heart:    Oh God, be merciful to me, a sinner.   I believe that Jesus died for my sins.   I repent of my sins, and trust Jesus as my Lord and Saviour.   Thank you, Lord Jesus, for saving me.   Amen. "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."   (John 3:36) Please write to us to let us know that after reading this tract, you have decided to trust Jesus Christ as your Saviour. Name ___________________________________ Address _________________________________ City ____________________________ Zip _____ State ____________________________ Age ___ FELLOWSHIP TRACT LEAGUE P.O. BOX 164   LEBANON, OH 45036   U.S.A. ALL TRACTS FREE AS THE LORD PROVIDES. (Tract No. 152)

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