Happy New Year

A new year is upon us and the old year with all of its mistakes, joys, heartbreaks, will soon be gone. What will you do with your life this new year? Make the same mistakes? Have similar heartbreaks? Perhaps there will be new joys and pleasures to enjoy. This life will eventually end. What of your soul that is designed to live forever? Where will it be when the earth no longer exists?

Oh, yes, my friend. Our souls will live forever somewhere. There are only two choices: heaven or hell.

IF there was no heaven or hell, there would be no good or bad in this world. We would not know good or bad. We know bad, and therefore good, because Satan visited Eve in the garden and enticed her to throw away the good. Oh, yes, my friend, Satan recognized the good long before Adam and Eve knew there was good and bad.

BUT, HOLD ON NOW--Adam and Eve knew there was bad and good, didn't they. We are forgetting that Adam knew God and God said, "Don't eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the center of the garden or you will die." Isn't it just like a human to hear a challenge in that statement no matter whether God made it in the garden or our parents say a similar thing to us: Don't do that or you'll be punished. We just have to try and do it without getting caught. And sometimes we don't get caught by our parents, but God sees all things.

So our souls will ultimately live in heaven or hell. What kind of a choice is that? You either choose the good times [heaven] or the bad times [hell]. You choose--no one else can choose for you.

IF I could choose where everyone would spend eternity, I'd definitely say, "Let us all go to heaven." I can't bear to think of what torment waits for one in hell. ETERNITY!!!

We can suffer forever, and ever, and ever, and ever, and ... OR we can live in perfect peace, perfect health, right outside the castle where the Lord God Almighty sits on his throne. Something tells me the Lord probably won't be on his throne long at a time. I can see Him walking amongst the people on the new earth in human form whereas he walked with Adam and Eve in...HOLD ON!...could very well have been human form.

So, about those choices. Only 2. Heaven or Hell? Which will it be? Let's try to visualize the results of making each of these choices. For instance...

Hell
Forever burning but never burning up and out of existence.
Forever knowing all one had to do to miss hell was love the Lord and obey Him.
Forever knowing that one or more of those one used to know on earth is now in heaven while 'one' is suffering in hell.
There are just 3 items, but I think that's enough to chew on, don't you?

Heaven
Forever walking, talking, laughing with the Lord God Almighty.
Forever living without pain, heartaches, disappointments, fear, anger,....
Forever without trouble of any kind whatsoever.

Lord, I pray you find me worthy to go home with you when you come again for your Bride, the church. Even so, come Lord Jesus. AMEN