Getting through the Tolls

Recently we took a day trip to the Statue of Liberty.  It meant paying to park the car in the lot so we could get on the ferry.  After we paid we got a ticket as a receipt.  I put the ticket in my shirt pocket.

When we left we got back on the toll road, got a ticket at the booth, I put it in my shirt pocket and proceeded to the next exit.

All would have been well if I didn’t try to give my parking ticket to the toll booth attendant!

Of course, it was an accident, and a little embarrassing, but it reminded me of something…

We can’t expect to get to heaven on a different receipt.

We can’t hand over the ticket that says we “paid each Sunday at church”, or “paid through good works”, or “paid through my own idea of what ‘good’ is.”

The only ticket that will get us through the Exit 777 – Heaven, Eternal Life – is the one that must be paid for by the blood of the Lamb.  We all will have to go through the toll booth of death, but not all of us will be allowed to pass through to Eternal Life.

Thank God (literally) that there is a voucher… and Easy Pass account of sorts.  When you accept Jesus as your Savior, the account is filled with the perfect amount to cover the toll.

We just have to drive through.

Maybe that is why we often refer to life as a road… because we know that we are on our way to a greater destination.  A destination that, if we choose Him, is one that we can be joyful for.

Applications for the Heavenly Easy Pass system are always being accepted… and they are never denied.

Just check the box marked “Yes” next to the question 1: Do you accept Jesus as your personal Savior?

Heaven will take care of the paper work.

SDG