Eternity
“And eternal life is this: to know you, the only one true God, and the one you have sent, Jesus Christ.” (John 17: 3)
If faced
with a decision, one that would make the rest of your life filled with love,
joy, and happiness or make it one of misery, sorrow, and pain, which would you
choose? I imagine that everyone would
choose love, joy, and happiness.
And yet life
is short, perhaps 80 years, a few less or a few more. But even if the choice were offered as we neared
our final days we would still choose happiness over sorrow, joy over misery. We would desire to avoid the pain and bask in
the love of another.
What of our
eternal soul? The same
choice is before us, we must decide.
Would we knowingly choose hell and all that implies over the kingdom of
God? Sadly many make that choice, choosing the lures and temptations of a broken, sinful world.
The choice
we have is a simple one; either we love and obey God, the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit, or we choose to follow Satan.
There is no middle ground to be had.
We will spend eternity in the place we have chosen by the way we live
our life. God will send no one to hell,
but He will honor the choice we make and allow us to choose hell. It is our choice, not His. He desires that all repent and spend eternity
in His kingdom.
We make decisions
every day, some important and others that are not. But this choice is the most important of
all. Would you choose to live in pain and
agony throughout this life? Of course
not. Then why would you choose hell and
all the misery that awaits. Rather, turn
to God, reject Satan, and choose the beauty, the love and the joy of the kingdom
God has prepared for those who love Him.
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