Folks you must grasp this fact. We are going somewhere when we die. According to Jesus the rich man who was found in the flames was there forever. He had no hope none at all. Lazarus an old beggar that used to beg for scraps at his door was instead being comforted in the arms of father Abraham in Paradise. When he spotted them he begged for Lazarus to be allowed to come and cool his lips with some water for he was in torment. He was told it was impossible for there was a deep chasm between them that couldn’t be crossed either way.
Get it in your heart and mind right now this message is to bring you to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Jesus saves and only He can but for you to experience it someone must pray for you first. The fact you have read this far should allow you to know someone has prayed for you. I’ve asked God to allow all who read it to find their security in His promises.
The next thing you must realize is Salvation was earned by Jesus as He hung on a cross with His precious Blood being spilled upon the ground. There isn’t a work we can do to earn favor with God. This is His way of making sure there isn’t a speck of pride in Heaven. Pride is the worse sin in His sight. We must live humbly with Jesus as our Lord. If you don’t know what the word Lord means allow me to explain it for you. It is the title of Almighty God the Creator of the universe. He alone has all power and authority. What He says is how it is and everything He says is Good.
The only time we don’t agree is when we are following our flesh instead of His Spirit. The Holy Spirit comes to live in us when we repent of our sinful life with remorse and “receive” Jesus into our hearts. Paul said, “The mystery hidden from the ages is Christ within you the hope of glory.“ It is the Holy Spirit within us that truly makes us acceptable to God for He is One with Jesus and the Father. It’s as if God accepting Himself.
I won’t blame you for not understanding all of this for it must be spiritually discerned. Much of what God does defies our ability to comprehend it. For instance I can’t understand why mosquitoes were made and why they love me so much. Some of them carry terrible diseases that can kill us. They are hateful creatures to us but in the high artic they are the food of the water fowl that arrive after spending the winter down south. Every place a caribou steps he leaves a depression in the bog.
When the snow melts each become a small lake or nursery for zillions of mosquitoes. I’ve seen the ducks, geese and other critters eat the larva as it rises to the surface. If there weren’t so many the waterfowl would starve. How I wish they didn’t breed here too for they stress me.
One thing for sure there won’t be any in Heaven where I’m going to live. All who have accepted the Gospel will live there too. Much of what we will do there has been hidden from us but God has said, “Eye has not seen nor ear heard all the things God has prepared for man that loves Him.“ Remember this verse as it has an important clue for us. We are to love the Lord our God with all of our hearts, souls, minds and strength so that we can love our neighbors as we love ourselves. This is paramount to the Lord, nothing surpasses it. James tells us that we reveal our faith by our works and there are some prepared for us to accomplish. Ephesians 2: 8-10 makes this clear. Our works don’t save us but they do identify us as His.
If you don’t have an inclination to help those around you who are hurting I would take it up with Jesus. I’d want to know why my heart is hard when His is so soft. It may be that we aren’t born again YET. In Matthew 25 you will see Jesus turn away half the virgins who represent the Church. The worst words in the Bible are spoken here, “I never knew you.“ They had lots of religion but none of His Spirit. I was one myself for nearly 33 years so I know the difference of experiencing the New Birth and not having it.
In John 3 Jesus made it clear to Nicodemus and us too that we MUST BE born again. You can believe your church leaders or Jesus. There are some huge denominations who don’t teach this as doctrine. These same ones are in big trouble with the priests involved in horrible sins with young boys. This should be a wake up call to the laity who are following along in error.
Just remember God has the New Jerusalem prepared for those who surrender to the Lordship of Jesus. If you have, from everlasting to everlasting you will live there in a brand new perfect body like His. If this is what you desire, tell Him. He loves you with an everlasting love.
In His Service,
Capt. Ben Marler
captben61@gmail.com
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