Can You Be Sure You’re Going to Heaven?

“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”—Hebrews 10:22

There’s something honest and real about a new believer wondering if they’re truly saved. It’s not just their story—it’s ours too. Most of us have had that moment where we ask, “Am I really forgiven?” Hebrews 10 gives us the answer. God doesn’t want us living in fear or doubt. He wants us to be sure, strong, and steady in our faith, knowing that what Jesus did was enough.

I remember seeing that kind of struggle up close when I was a new Christian myself. I served in a college ministry at our state university. Every week, we had a large group meeting for worship, teaching, and prayer. At the end of each meeting, the pastor would present the gospel and invite people to come forward to receive Christ. Week after week, the same young woman came forward, tears in her eyes.

One night, I gently asked her why she kept coming. With a trembling voice, she said she just wasn’t sure if Jesus had actually forgiven her, so she prayed to be saved every week. She had a tender conscience and a real faith, but no solid confidence in what Jesus had already done. Like a wife who’s deeply loved but doesn’t believe it, she was missing the joy and peace of knowing she was secure in God’s love.

That’s exactly why Hebrews 10 was written—to give believers “full assurance of faith” (Hebrews 10:22). We grow when we know. Because of Jesus’ blood, we now have full access to the holy places—access that once belonged only to the High Priest. When Jesus died, the Temple curtain tore in two (Mark 15:38), proving that the door to God is now wide open. Jesus’ death and Resurrection didn’t just make a way—they are the way.

Jesus didn’t do half the job—He finished it. He didn’t die to leave us guessing. He died to make us sure. If you trust in Jesus, you don’t have to wonder anymore. You’re forgiven. You’re loved. You’re in. So, stop looking at your past and start walking with confidence. Heaven isn’t for perfect people—it’s for forgiven people. That’s the good news.

Are you living like someone who’s still trying to earn God’s love—or like someone who already has it?

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