How do you know that your faith is strong enough to go to heaven?

What an honest question. I wonder how many of us think this but are too afraid to voice it. Based on Ephesians 2:8, we will approach this question from two points: grace and faith (click on the link to see the verse).

First, our ticket to heaven is stamped with the word "GRACE" on it, and it's free. Well, it's not exactly free. More like, it's been paid for already. Grace is sometimes defined as God's Riches At Christ's Expense (See how the first letter of each word spells out "grace?" Pretty cool, huh?). We are allowed into heaven because Jesus paid for it by dying on the cross for our sins and rising from the dead on the third day. Grace is free; you could never earn it even if you tried.

Faith is our response to this free gift of grace that God gives us. When we believe in Jesus and accept Him as our Savior, He gives us the grace that we need to both live the life God created us for and to go to heaven when our earthly life is done.

Still, how strong must your faith be to receive grace, live fully, and go to heaven? Maybe it's not how strong must your faith be. Maybe it's about what your faith must be like. Jesus said in Matthew 17:20 that if your faith is like a mustard seed then you would be able to do the works of the Kingdom.

A mustard seed is tiny, so it is often said that all you need is a little faith to follow Jesus and go to heaven. Very true, but what else does a mustard seed (or any seed for that matter) do? It grows towards the sun! Our faith may be small today, but as we follow Jesus our faith grows towards the Son.

It's not about our faith being strong enough to go to heaven but about receiving the free gift of grace that God gives us as we follow Jesus.