Grace!! - More than we deserve, Greater than we could Ever
Imagine!! It has been made available to us all
through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Personal Savior.
So many religions are based on performance - the good we do, the bad we don't
do or hopefully don't do more than the good that we do. There are No guarantees
associated with attempting to live a good life and avoiding doing bad things.
How many good things are required? What is the minimum amount of bad things
that a person can do, act on, or commit and still maintain acceptance by the
god, metaphysical persona, philosophy, religious edicts that you believe? If
Hell really is true and you are your death bed, how confident are you that you
will not enter there for all Eternity? However, if HELL doesn't exist, breathe
a sigh of relief because nothing I am saying matters.
Of course, I share the
opinion of the Bible, Jesus Christ that Hell does exist. I don't think anyone
can read the 4 Gospels of the New Testament and come to the conclusion that
there is no Hell to be concerned about. Just live your life to the best of your
ability and all will be well after you die. The sad truth is no one can live
their life to the best of their ability. We all can conceive of a better life
live by ourselves, we choose to live less than our potential for selfish,
prideful, comparative, illogical, and non-beneficial reasons. We actually what
we should do and choose not to do so. We know what we shouldn't but not only do
these things but actually plan out ways to manipulate, deceive, cheat, and
abuse others in order to do and get what we want. Yet, we have convinced
ourselves that we can do all these things with NO consequences after death.
No
matter how we chose to live our lives, we will all suffer no detrimental
consequences. We will either have a chance to do it all over or we will simply
cease to exist. These two beliefs are gaining popularity over the existence of
Hell and rightfully so. After all, who really wants to ponder the possibility
of burning in anguish, pain, torment and suffering beyond anyone's imagination
without any relief for all Eternity? Is Eternal judgment an adequate
consequence for finite wrong doing? Most people believe that God created Hell
to get back at people who choose not to live for Him. That is not the case.
Hell was created for Satan and his demonic angels who choose to serve him and
do his bidding as opposed to submitting to God and His will. Satan and his
demons will suffer for all Eternity because of their sin of pride and
unwillingness to submit to God's authority. Hell was not created for humans,
but many humans by not choosing to live for God or submit to His authority will
find themselves in the eternal dwelling place of Satan and his demonic angels.
What a sad reality if anyone experiences it. The bible indicates that far more
than not will experience this reality after death. For those of us who know
that God exist and desire to submit our will and give our lives to Him, He
offers us His Unconditional Love and Grace. Can you imagine a love born in the
heart of person that does not consider the performance, works, acceptability,
worthiness or even the response of the person that it is directed towards?
This is
the Love that God has for all of us. Even though, His love is unconditional and
lavishly bestowed on us regardless of what we choose to do or not do, It cannot
save us from Eternal Damnation in Hell. God loves all souls, even those who
choose NOT to believe in Him, redefine Him for their own purposes and selfish
desires or HATE Him for not giving them the life they desired to have or taking
something or someone from them prematurely, unfairly, or without good reason in
their opinion. Regardless of your personal beliefs about or in God, He loves
you, unconditionally, lavishly, and without end. He also desires the very best
for you, but He doesn't have a short sighted perspective when it comes to
desiring the very best for you. He desires the very best for you from an
eternal perspective. He chooses not to deprive someone or anyone of their right
to exercise their free will to maximize your experience on earth and vice
versa. No one really cares about how their poor, immoral, lifestyle choices
impact others ability to pursue life to the fullest. In fact, we definitely
desire mercy and grace for all of our poor, selfish, immoral choices, but would
condemn someone else exercising those same freedoms.
We are ALL hypocrites to
some extent. In spite of our personal hypocrisy, God still and always will love
us. His love for us is based solely on who He is and not who we are nor what we
do or don't do. Whether we end up in Heaven with Him for all Eternity and
separate from Him for all Eternity, His love for us remains constant. God knew
all the horrible atrocities that mankind would commit against themselves and others
(innocent & guilty).
Even though He knew, knows, and will continue to know
everything we will ever do, both good and bad, He said for all times - That "I So LOVE the world that anyone and everyone who is born on earth, I am giving my ONLY Born Son so that they may Have real, true LIFE through Me and what I am able to do through, with and
for them. What an amazing Fact!!! Is it true? Do you believe that it is true?
The fact that this is true is the reason I made the statement - Grace- More
than we could ever deserve, Greater than we could or would have ever
expected!!! May God's Grace, Love, and Peace be ever present with you in this
life and in the one to come - AMEN!! Make it a great Day! No one knows how many
more we are all graced with before we enter our eternal dwelling place. Hope
you choose to join the "very few", plane your faith in Jesus Christ,
accept His grace and live for him on earth through His power and by that same
power live with him for all eternity in Heaven.
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