21 And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."
Yesterday I went to, well let's call it what most people call it, a funeral. But this was not a ordinary goodbye to a deceased human being. This could only be described as a celebration of life and a homecoming for a sinner saved by grace who went to be with her Savior. The church was full of people who loved her and her family. They all were there to tell the world that this was not the end for Gail, but the beginning of a promised eternity with Christ. Her grieving son spoke of his mother with a calm and clear voice that could only come from the assurance that Christ is real and He is able to deliver all from the slavery of sin and keep us for eternity by His blood sacrifice. By His death and resurrection, He saves to the uttermost! All mankind will die! All mankind will face judgment! All mankind will have an eternity! It will be heaven or hell, there is no other destination! Once you are dead, all hope is lost!
Heb.9:27
27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment
Heb.9:11-15
11 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation)
12 he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.
13 For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh,
14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
1 Cor.1:18
18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.Romans 1:16
16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
2 Corinthians 4:3
3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
2 Thessalonians 2:10
10 and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
Hebrews 12:2
2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God
As a Christian I only call earth my temporary home! I am just passing through with a mission from God to share the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is not about if you are a good person or if you do charitable things! It is about the blood of Christ and the washing away of our sinful lives! It is about repentance and being born again as a new creation. It is about clinging to Christ who alone saves men from hell by the power given Him by God the father! If you earnestly seek Him, He will be found. Search the scriptures, open your ear to hear and your eyes to see and your wounded heart to receive the hope that is found in Christ alone!!!
Lord, by Your power and for Your glory! Amen
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