Don't bet on it!

"Modern man is betting his life that this is it, and that there is no judgement and that there is no eternity." R.C. Sproul



I wish I could say I disagree with this statement above but I agree with it 100%. Look around it isn't hard to see. What really disappoints me is that it is not just those who openly confess they are not followers of Christ, no it is also a large percentage of those who claim they are followers. Openly and everywhere folks indulge in sin and are enjoying it. Not thinking about the consequences down the road. One of the most obvious is the television shows we wait all week for! Every week they mock God and his word and folks laugh at these things and continue to watch. The Word of God has come to mean nothing to most. If the majority says it is ok then so be it says society. Oh but my friends, look the the verse below:



2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.



God's word talks about judgement many, many times, look for yourself. Do you believe judgement is coming? Don't matter if you believe it or not....God said it is and that settles it. Think about when you stand before Christ in judgement...are you sins covered by His blood? Then ask yourself is my life reflecting the values the Bible teaches. If they are not then one should evaluate their life and get in line with God's Word.



Many today either choose to believe there isn't eternal life or are just not thinking about it. In our community recently there have been many deaths...some expected some not. The Bible makes it clear we are not promised to live another day. God in His Word makes it clear eternal life is coming one way or another. Look at these verses:



John 3:16

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.



Matthew 10:28

And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.



Mark 9:42-44

New King James Version (NKJV)

Jesus Warns of Offenses



42 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea. 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— 44 where





‘ Their worm does not die

And the fire is not quenched.’



Can it be made any clearer? I don't think so. So my friends judgement is coming and eternity is at stake. Are you ready if your life ended today. Is your life reflecting the values of Christ everyday? The only thing in your way is you!



Tom