DESTINATION HEAVEN
In Matthew 25 we see Jesus calling the virgins waiting on Him one of two names, prudent and foolish. The difference was their relationship with Him. Those who had become born again [filled with His Spirit] were allowed into the Wedding Feast. Those who had refused, and were comfortable without a relationship, were called “foolish“. Why in the world would anyone be so foolish? Simple, they loved the world and what it offered more than Him.
There will be anguish on the day God separates the sheep from the goats. The Bible tells us there will be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.
This message is to help you to not be one of them in such despair. If you are willing to accept what it’s going to teach you’ll be as safe as the people and animals in Noah’s ark. Do you remember the story of how God destroyed the earth with a flood? Please read the account in Genesis. There are several very important things to notice. First, the world had become very wicked [like it is now]. Two, God had a plan of redemption but it required a faithful man [Noah] to obey Him [like we must now]. Three, God closed the door to the ark before the rain began [Jesus closes the door to the foolish]. It won’t be opened again either until the storm is over.
God has warned us that He will not strive with man forever. If you’re refusing to surrender your life to Jesus, He’ll bar the door to you. If you accept His Lordship, He will say, “Well done My good and faithful servant, enter now into the Joy of Your Master.”
He calls us servants for our hearts were changed at our new birth and became those who fed the hungry, gave drink to the thirsty, clothed the naked, and showed hospitality to the lost and homeless. We obeyed without being prodded for the Spirit of Jesus was inside us. His Love was flowing like a spring of living water to those who would drink from it.
Are you willing? Tell Him, and you’ll find more JOY than you can handle. But remember, it’s only a taste of what’s yours throughout eternity in Heaven. Want to know more? Captben61.blogspot.com
In His service,
Capt Ben Marler
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