You have just taken your last breath and in that moment reality finally sets in and there you are…
Either standing before the Lord or standing in the pit of Hell!
For those of us who have received Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior there is no doubt where we will be standing, before the Holy of Holies, the King of Kings, the Great I Am. But for those who don’t have Jesus, it will be in the pit of Hell.
This reality will be here sooner than later for all of us and the thought of someone standing in hell devastates me. It is that part of reality I don’t want to think about, but I must, because as a part of the body of Christ I am to help show others the love of Christ. Though I cannot decide for them, however I can show them by my actions and the love Jesus has filled me with, that living for Christ is the best and only way to go.
I have always felt such an urgency to share the word of God with others because I know how short our time here on earth is. Jesus did not waste one second of His life on Himself, He used every opportunity to teach and share His love, His word, and the importance of receiving Him. The times He would go off by Himself were times He used to be in prayer. It is just absolutely amazing how selfless He is and how selfish I can be.
We never get to go back and make up for the days we chose to not spend time in God’s word growing closer to Him. We will never get to go back and share the word of God with that person we knew needed it. We will never get to go back to the day we knew one of our dearest friends desperately needed someone to stop and pray with them and for them. We will never get to go back to all those people we should have encouraged instead of tear down, and if we wait to long and don’t receive Christ, it will be too late and Hell will become our home.
But Praise God we do get to start afresh each new day and everyday is the day of Salvation. Praise God that we have the opportunity to use every second as Christ did in going and sharing His word whether it is by our actions alone or by a simple I love you to someone you know needs to hear it. Whatever it is God will lead us. Praise God that we have this moment right now to spend time in His word growing closer to Him.
Let’s not waste anymore time on ourselves, let’s start using that time to invest in the lives of people all over the world who need to hear the Good News, so they don’t experience the reality of Hell.
Maybe you have fallen away from the Lord or have fallen into a sin that has you bound and you need to come back, all you have to do is turn around and start walking in the direction of the Light. The great thing is the minute you turn around God will be right there with His arms open wide. Maybe God has laid someone on your heart that you know needs to hear about Him or you know needs a friend, go now! Don’t wait for the perfect opportunity, do it right now before time runs out and you are sitting at their funeral.
Jesus send us now. You know every empty and desperate soul. Send us to them to become full of salvation and You. Amen
