Why does the devil have so many souls? It is because so many people do not know the Voice of the Lord. The enemy watches to see what people like and then he assigns a demon to present what that person likes the most. The enemy sends a cheap, imitation of the blessings of God. And if we don’t learn to discern the Voice of the Lord, we will fall for it. Jesus said…

• John 10:27-30 New King James Version – ²⁷ My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. ²⁸ And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. ²⁹ My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. ³⁰ I and My Father are one.”

But when we receive Jesus into our life and ask Him to be our Lord and Savior, we are supposed to know His Voice and follow Him. There are benefits when Jesus becomes the Shepherd of our souls.

• John 14:6-7 Living Bible – ⁶ Jesus told him, “I am the Way—yes, and the Truth and the Life. No one can get to the Father except by means of me. ⁷ If you had known who I am, then you would have known who my Father is. From now on you know him—and have seen him!”

Here are Five Reasons to be Saved:

POINT ONE: God gave us the Holy Spirit to help us live the Christian life. We cannot walk with God without the Holy Spirit (who is also called the Holy Ghost). The Holy Spirit helps us to know the Voice of the Lord. God gives us the Holy Spirit to help those who are born-again

POINT TWO: We become children of God, who is The Creator of everything!

• Romans 8:14 New King James Version – ¹⁴ For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

POINT THREE: We will be saved from Hell.

• Luke 16:22-24 New King James Version – ²² Finally the beggar died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham in the place of the righteous dead. The rich man also died and was buried, ²³ and his soul went into hell. There, in torment, he saw Lazarus in the far distance with Abraham. ²⁴ “‘Father Abraham,’ he shouted, ‘have some pity! Send Lazarus over here if only to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in these flames.’

We must give up the world if we want Christ.

• 1 John 2:15-16 New King James Version – Do Not Love the World – ¹⁵ Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

We must have a desire to overcome sin, once we are born-again.

• Revelation 21:7-8 New King James Version – ⁷ He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. ⁸ But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”