When he proposes, we accept the engagement ring
When we are finally promoted, we accept the promotion
When we go to settlement, we accept the keys to the home
When we get to the twelfth year, we accept the diploma
When we get the approval, we accept the car payments
When we get the letter, we accept the scholarship
When we get the award, we accept the accolades
When we win the lottery, we accept the payment
When things go our way, we accept the "Life's good"
And, as a society, when we know it’s wrong, we often accept (it) anyway
These are just a few of the things we accept. Of course the list is ongoing and some are indeed satisfying…NONE deserving, but yes, satisfying….
However, take some time to consider the very thing we reject…
While we were sinners, Christ died for us. There was no way out. Eternal hell is real and many (refuse to believe it). Their mind and pride won't let them go there. And yet, very few people read the book of Revelation. How HE has been and is still being oh so merciful and at the very end, the flesh still rises against GOD and refuses to #repent! The CREATOR gave us life. We gladly accept the life and reject the GIVER of LIFE!
So refusing to believe in hell does not make it untrue or void because our flesh refuses to believe it to be true. First of all, who is GOD that He has to explain Himself to man? Read the story of Job, if you dare.
Secondly, at the end of our lives, we will #all see with great clarity, the reality of it come to pass. The reality that we accepted all that this world had to offer, yet so many rejected the very ONE who promised eternal life. We are so weak in the flesh and God knew this back then and knows it now. We were and still are incapable of saving ourselves. Therefore, in HIS great LOVE and because of HIS undeserved mercy and endless grace, He decided to do something about it. John 3:16-18 is sadly #known by millions, yet still rejected.
#accept: consent to receive (a thing offered), believe or come to recognize (an option, explanations, etc) as valid or correct…to receive (something offered) willingly…
#reject: to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use. To refuse to hear, receive, or admit…to cast off. Not wanted, unsatisfactory, or not fulfilling requirements.
For those who are frightened about the ongoing effects of this virus, it may be hard to reconcile, but this too shall pass.
Because this is a fallen and sin-stained world, there will be something else. In the end, we are all going to die. Young and old…men, women and children. The wealthy and the impoverished. Every race, every tribe, tongue and nation.
But those who accept His gift of salvation, will live on in eternity. Believe it or not, it is true. And you can wait up until your last breath or you can choose today.
The Word of God says, choose this day whom you will serve. The Word of God says that when you hear the gospel of salvation, do not harden your hearts. The Word of God says that once you know the truth, there’s a greater accountability to those who knew and did nothing with it.
Don't fear the COVID-19, fear this: Hebrews 9:27 and Matthew 10:28
There are many false gods and false religions and yes, even cults are still alive and active. Again, you will be held accountable for the life you lived at the end of your journey and sadly, by then, it will have been too late.
There is ONE God and ONE Mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5
You can get stuck in all the unanswered questions, or by faith, you can just believe.
Read Mark 5: 36 and Hebrews 11:6 (AMPC)
May God bless you and those you love while there is still #time...
In Christ my Lord,
FSB
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