As you embrace these thoughts, my prayer is that they help to open
closed ears and broaden your visual horizon of upcoming events if needed. They are not meant to discourage or offend in
any way, because it is my desire that you experience the very best in life and
heaven too.
Most people shy away from asking themselves: “Do I really wanna die and go to hell?” This question is quite specific in nature and
most likely intimidating, yet it is a most important question to ask oneself
rather than numbing the senses to a vital subject matter.
I, for one, refused to think or talk about such things when I was
living a reckless existence. It was
easier on my psyche and less stressful to occupy my mind with other things and
leave worrisome thoughts for when I was too old to enjoy life.
“Just let me sow my wild oats” is usually the cry of young people
wanting excitement and a lot of relationships.
The sad part of this philosophy is that it doesn’t always work out this
way.
In my youth and into adulthood, I was heartbroken when a couple of my
friends succumbed to the pressures around them by ending their life. I have witnessed people of all ages dying
from the effect of a disease or injury before reaching their twilight years.
I don’t know anyone that desires death and I am sure that most
level-headed people do not want to go into eternity without their sins being
forgiven. Dying and hell are not the
most favorite subjects to talk about, especially if a person is walking away
from God.
It is systematic suppression that causes non-Christians to hide their
head in the sand-of-procrastination rather than facing the inevitable with an
open mind. Remember, no one is getting
out of this world alive.
Life doesn’t come with safety nets included. We are all walking a high-wire and not having
a net. Standing on the periphery of the
unknown is more than a bit scary; the thought of it is terrifying to some
individuals. For this reason they close
their ears and hope to escape the haunting thought of the inescapable, a certainty
that is coming no matter what we think or believe.
When I became a Christian I told my friends about the love of God and a
heaven to gain and hell to shun. At
times a quiet hush would fall. My words
were met with the sound of silence, because my friends were faced with a
decision resembling a life/death scenario; uncomfortable to say the least, but
necessary to talk about.
Some attitudes were, “Tomorrow I will consider God.” I was endeavoring
to tell them, “Tomorrow is here today.”
It was like I had a fistful of smelling salts attempting to awaken them
from their slumbering lifestyle.
The adage, “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” hints at a “hide
or seek” game; hiding from what’s to come.
I associate it with someone pretending to be unaware or choosing to look
the other way.
Some friends were hearing, but not listening. They resembled the world’s populace that has
forgotten how to listen…minds filled with computer games and bombarded with
text messages, while surfing the internet consisting of interconnected
networks.
It is becoming easier for the adversary of our soul to squeeze the very
life out of us, making it effortless for humanity to become lost in the world
of cybernetics rather than thinking about tomorrow or the next minute, while
there is yet time to say yes to Jesus.
Life is brief, but people, in general, think they have time to make
things right with God. In this present
day of delight and pleasure, those that delay or postpone getting their life on
track have a typical response, which is someday—a code-word meaning never. They are being deceived by the devil who
says, “God is no fun; let me show you what real fun is all about.”
Satan is the great deceiver and father of lies. Hell is the destination when giving ear to
his lies whether we want to face this fact or not. But God has a way to escape this terrible
place—Jesus Christ. He is the way, the
truth, and the life.
If we are fortunate enough to experience a ripe old age and not die
prematurely, we actually choose our own destiny. The entity we serve on earth determines the
place we spend eternity—Jesus or Lucifer; heaven or hell. The choice is ours to make. Putting off and saying, “I will serve God
when I am old,” is wasted words if death calls today.
(2 Corinthians 6:2), “…Behold,
now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”
I believe the few years that we have on earth is a dressing room for
eternity. How we live our life and what
we wear as apparel, righteousness or unrighteousness, will determine tomorrow’s
residence and the days, years, and millenniums that follow.
I understand why people skirt conversations and refuse to think about
what happens after death. I was
apprehensive to close my eyes at night for fear of where my soul would end up
should I die in my sleep.
As a Believer, I now have a hope through Jesus Christ that heaven will
be my home forever and ever. Fear
departed and peace of mind replaced it.
You too can walk in calmness of spirit, because God gave His Son to die
for your sins and mine. Just ask for
forgiveness and receive the free gift of salvation. Be born again through Jesus Christ, the Lord
and Savior of mankind.
(2 Peter 3:9), “The Lord is not
slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to
repentance.”
May you have a long and prosperous life, but the time to serve God is
here today. Make the decision now,
because tomorrow may never come.
Written by,
Papa Boyd
