I arrived at the airport confident that I would be on board the airplane. The lady at the counter checked for my name on their Manifest. The manifest is the document that lists names of passengers. But she couldn't find my name. Because my name was not on the Manifest, I couldn't board the airplane. They didn’t know me! Another Manifest: There is another kind of Manifest. The Bible calls it The Book of Life. That is God’s “Manifest”. Everybody travelling to Heaven must have their names in the Book of Life One day Jesus told his disciples: “Rejoice that your names are written in heaven!” (Luke 10:20). To have their names in Heaven was very important. If your name is not in the Book of Life, you cannot join the "flight" into God’s Kingdom. The Bible says, "If anyone's name was not found written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire" (Revelation 20:15). The Book of Life: The Apostle Paul praised some of his co-workers, "whose names are in the book of life" (Philippians 4:3). There is indeed The Book of Life, and names are written in it—the names of those who will enter the God’s Kingdom. John saw the beautiful City of God and described it in Revelation 21. In verse 27 he wrote, “Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.” Those who will enter the City of God, that is Heaven, must have their names in that Book of Life. The Lord Jesus told John to write that those who have not "soiled their clothes" (that is not lived in sin) will walk with him dressed in white! “I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life . . .” Jesus said (Revelation 3:5). How sweet to hear Jesus say this! No disappointments: I was disappointed when I arrived at the airport only to be told, "Your name is not in the Manifest.” In God's Manifest (or Book of Life), there are no disappointments. However, if your name is not in it, you cannot travel to God’s Kingdom—and that would be a big disappointment! Because of our sins, we cannot be admitted into Heaven. Nothing impure will ever enter it. But the blood of Jesus can cleanse us and make us fit for his Kingdom. The following steps will lead you to forgiveness of sin and cleansing by the blood of Jesus. As your sins are forgiven and Jesus comes to live in you, your name enters the Book of Life! Take these simple steps: The following simple but genuine steps can lead you to the point when your name is written in God’s Book: 1. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God who died for us; 2. Accept that you are a sinner, for we are all sinners; 3. Repent, confess your sins, and ask God to forgive you; 4. Accept Jesus as your personal Saviour by inviting him into your heart. When you take these steps, believe that your sins have been forgiven and that Jesus has come to live in your heart. Thank him for writing your name in the Book of Life. Now that your name is written in the Book of Life, join a church where the Word of God is taught. Serve the Lord Jesus faithfully till He returns to take us to Heaven.