Today, I will begin my message in an unusual way.
Is 5 greater than 3?
Is 10 greater than 5?
Is 100 greater than 10?
I am asking obvious questions but I am doing this for a purpose.
Now, I will ask you:
How does infinity compare to 70 or 80?
Put another way:
How does eternity compare to 70 or 80 years?
Less than a blink of an eye!
Less than a drop of water in a great ocean!
I am asking these questions to make a point.
Why do people pass on an eternity of joy and happiness for 70 or 80 years of sinful pleasure on earth?
You may say that cannot be, but I tell you that many people do this!
If you ask any logical person, they would tell you that to do this is utter insanity!
It certainly is!
The problem is many people never even STOP and THINK to consider their ETERNAL destiny!
Life on earth is TEMPORARY!
It is so very short! And yet you watch many people committing all manner of sin to ‘get ahead’ on this earth, never considering that this life on earth will one day end and then they will be FORCED to face the consequences of their sins for ALL ETERNITY!
The consequences of their sins is utter shame, torment, agony, despair and hopelessness in hell FOREVER!
FOREVER IS A LONG LONG LONG TIME!
It would be bad enough to be in hell for one day, but to be there for ENTERNITY is frightening beyond comprehension!
HELL is real, people!
The people of this earth MUST STOP deceiving themselves!
Their actions on earth will DETERMINE their eternity!
Do you think you can escape God’s judgment?
Do you think you can lie to God when you are judged?
If you do, the Bible calls you a fool!
Fools die for lack of judgment. (Proverbs 10:21)
I am very sure that if a person who is now in hell could speak to the human race, they would say that they would give ANYTHING, ANYTHING AT ALL, to be given another chance to get it right! But they will never be given that other chance: NEVER! Their destiny is sealed FOREVER!
My friend, FEAR GOD!
God means what He says and His Word is FINAL!
You may fool yourself but you cannot fool God. Not now. Not ever!
What God shuts NO ONE can open and what God opens NO ONE can shut!
Even the very perfect Son of God, Jesus Christ, warned us:
I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him! (Luke 12:4-5)
Do you know God’s character? Do you know His commandments? Do you know what He expects of you?
If not, read the Bible!
The Bible is God’s WORD.
God’s WORD is Supreme, everlasting, indestructible!
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. (Matthew 24:35)
Don’t trade your eternity of bliss for a few brief years on earth!
Don’t be a fool!
Get serious about obeying God and He will honor your efforts!
Do this NOW while you still have breath and can read these words!
Tomorrow is in God’s hands, not yours!
God may not give you tomorrow.
All you have is NOW!
Use it wisely and you will reap an eternity of joy!
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. (Galatians 6:7-8)
Shalom.