Every person ever born will live
forever. Not through a magic elixir or reincarnation, and not necessarily in
heaven or in a state of euphoria.
Some will live for eternity in
eternal torment in the lake of fire, which we call hell. Many people berate Christians
for what they call proselytizing. They are of the opinion that we get some sort
of gold star for bringing the most people to church.
They think it is all about
nickels and noses - church attendance and offerings. Yet, the motivation of
most authentic Born Again Believers is to open heaven's gates to as many people
as we can.
We ask God to let us meet people,
who are willing to listen to the Gospel and be saved. We shudder at the thought
of our friends, loved ones and acquaintances spending eternity in torment.
The unsaved view hell as a
continual party full of pleasures of the flesh. That is what Satan wants them
to think. He paints this picture in their minds and insists that the Christian
viewpoint is misguided at best.
These unsuspecting people buy
into Satan's lies and believe them as truth; rejecting God's truth as the lie
(Romans 1:25). The unfortunate fact about this foolish stance is that they may
not find out until they die that the devil duped them.
Then the door of the Ark will already
be closed (Genesis 7:16). There will be no more time to believe in Jesus for
salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2). The multitude of chances God gave them during
their lifetime will be over (Genesis 6:3).
It will be too late for them to
come to Christ.
Prayer:
Father God, please direct us to
people in our sphere of influence who need to know You. Give us divine
appointments every day so that we can share Your love through the Gospel of
Christ with those whom Your Spirit is drawing to the shadow of Your wings.
We pray for our loved ones who
are deceived by Satan's lie; and we ask You to open the eyes of their
understanding, so that they can see the Truth about Your love for them.
Strengthen their inner being to accept Jesus by Your Spirit (Ephesians 1:18,
3:16).
Thought for the Day:
Praying that, while there is still time, many in our sphere of influence will believe God's Truth; and trust in Christ as their Savior, so that they too can enter into eternity with Him forever.
Praying that, while there is still time, many in our sphere of influence will believe God's Truth; and trust in Christ as their Savior, so that they too can enter into eternity with Him forever.
