Jesus is Essential
Luke 16:25–31: But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’ “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ”
At death we move out of our old homes. You can do anything you want to with the old house after it is deserted, but the important thing is what happens to the spirit after it has left the body. Where is it going? Heaven is a place, friend, and the moment you die you will either go there to be with Christ, or you will go to the place of torment where you will ultimately be judged and then cast into the lake of fire.
God never intended the latter as an end for anyone of the human family. The lake of fire was made for the Devil and his angels. You choose your final destination. “There is a great gulf fixed:” our Lord made that clear. You must make the decision in this life where you will go after your death. You do not get a second chance after death. 1
Walking with Jesus
Read 2 Cor. 5:6-9. Based on this Scripture, how can you be well pleasing to God?
“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” Matthew 25:41
Your decision about Jesus on earth will be affirmed throughout all eternity.
Praying
Lord, thank You for opening my eyes enough to see that You are the Savior of the world.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Gospels (Luke) (electronic ed., Vol. 37). Nashville.
