One day I received a very elegant invitation to have breakfast with the President of the United States in his home!  But there was a catch. The invitation alone wasn’t enough to get me into the President’s home.  I had to RSVP to be able to walk through the door. I called the White House and gave them the information they required, so that when I arrived the day of the breakfast, my name was on the list, and I was welcomed.
God has generously and graciously invited everyone to live with Him forever in heaven! But there is a catch. You must RSVP to His invitation. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter heaven. Your name will be on His list when you personally confess and turn away from your sin, place your faith in the death of Jesus Christ for your forgiveness, and ask Him to come live in your heart as you then live your life for Him. Jesus made the way to heaven clear when He said, I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.