Secret Code

We put a digital lock on our church door five years ago.  For a while, I kept changing the code to the month and year.  It’s a good idea to change passwords regularly, right?  But it got tedious for me to remember to change it, and tedious for everyone to remember that I had changed it, so it got left on … well, I won’t reveal what it is left on.  If you know it, you are an important person.  Actually, almost everyone knows it.  I told the school students, “You know the secret code, and you can give the code to your parents.  But don’t give the code to any terrorists.  We don’t want any terrorists to know the code.”  And so far, they haven’t.  Ha, ha!  So, do you feel important when you know a secret code?  Hey, the writer of the book of Hebrews knew the secret to gain access into the pearly gates of heaven!  He said in Hebrews 4:14-16 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”  Hey, the secret into heaven isn’t a password; it isn’t a secret code; it’s knowing Jesus Christ as your own Savior!  Know Him and you’re in!