Are You Going

Are you going to heaven?

"“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’"(‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭11, 22-23‬ NKJV)

Jesus, in the above verse is speaking to people who believed they were okay and Heaven bound! And again, to the deceived, in the verse referenced below:

"You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. (‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭44‬ NKJV)

In the last two weeks I've heard reports of many deaths, and the hearing of these two, may cause you to question your eternal destination. 

Are you ready to die?

Some friends were doing work on a couple's house. They left some Forgiveness brochures and the next day the man, out of the blue confessed that they were not married. My friends prayed with the man and he repented of his sins. The very next day, he went fishing and died. My friends were amazed and so thankful that they had be obedient to The Spirit. 

Yesterday, I heard of some gentlemen who had gone to a football game, out of state, and on the way back home one of the guys, fell asleep in the back seat and they realized, quite a while later, he had died! 

I'm sure many of us can relate a story of a friend or loved one recently dying. And death is no respecter of age, economic status, or denomination! We do not know when we will die. We are only assured we will! 

Death is the only guarantee in life!

Do you fear death?

If you do, then that is your soul letting you know there is something wrong. And that "something" is sin! If you have unresolved/unrepented sin in your life, then you are not ready! 

You may have bought the ticket, earlier in your life, but haven't gotten on the train! You are still standing on the platform and when the train pulls out you will not be on it! You have got to unload your baggage and give it to The Porter, for you cannot take it with you!

You have got to repent! 

You can go to church or watch it on tv and listen to Christian music; maybe even read your Bible every now and then, or sing in the choir. Or maybe you are a deacon, elder or pastor in the church. It doesn't matter your position; if you are holding onto unforgiveness in your heart, Jesus said you are not forgiven!

Jesus speaking again: "“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." (‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭14-15‬ NKJV) (Matthew 18:21-35)

In other words, if you don't repent and forgive those who have hurt you, you will not go to heaven, no matter what your denomination teaches!

Examine your heart! You may say you have forgiven many times, however, if "it" still hurts, then it's not forgiven! If you have anger, bitterness, envy; if you worry or fear; that is all sin! Everybody in your church may worry or have fear, but the Bible calls that sin! 

One other thing: if you long for heaven to escape the trials of this life, because it so hard here, then you also need to examine your heart! The trials that we go through are from God to purify us! They are refining fires if you are walking with God! He's coming for a bride without spot or wrinkle! He's got to wash you clean and press out those sins!

Count it all joy! He only reproves His own!

Jesus did not die in payment of your sins for you to continue in them! 

Repent while there is still time! 

If you need to talk, PM me! 

Even so - MARANATHA 

From 10/28/14, 7/7/15