In
Flaming Fire, Bringing Judgment On Those Who Don't Know God
And
On Those Who Refuse
To
Obey The Good News Of Our Lord Jesus.
Scripture
2
Thessalonians 1
7 And God
will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us
when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty
angels,
8 in flaming
fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those
who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.
9 They will
be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord
and from his glorious power.
Observation
Someone
asked me the other day if I believe in a literal Hell. They asked me,
“Do you really believe that?” My answer, “I sure do!” The
same Book that tells us about a wonderful placed called Heaven also
tells us that there is a terrible place called Hell.
I
had a young man, who I was talking to about his relationship with
Jesus, tell me that he knew that he was going to go to Hell when he
died. In response to what he said, I challenged him by saying, “Do
you realize that you will be forever separated from your son and your
wife and from God?” His son was only five years old at the time.
A
week later I went back to visit with him again and he shared with me
this story. He shared, “Eddy after you left, I couldn't stop
thinking about what we talked about. For three nights I couldn't
sleep. I was afraid. I didn't want to be forever separated from my
wife and my son.
Finally,
I couldn't take it any longer, I fell to my knees in the middle of
the kitchen and I prayed and I asked Jesus to save me!” Needless to
say, I was speechless! It was a totally unexpected conversion
experience that I have not seen repeated since!
God
is so good.
I
have lost contact with this family but the last time I heard from
them he and his wife were in full-time ministry and they were
pastoring a church together.
Application
I
will continue to share with people the Good News about Jesus.
How
about you? Heaven or Hell?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I pray for my friend Greg and his wife Sheila and their son
Greg. I pray that where ever they are I pray that they are continuing
to serve you. Thank You for saving Greg. Bring other people into my
life who need to hear about You.
I
pray for any person reading this blog today. Bless them, Lord. I pray
for their salvation. Show them that they can trust You and they can
trust what You say in Your Word about both Heaven and Hell.
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Kings 2; 1 Chronicles 29; Psalms 95; 2
Thessalonians 1
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