So There!

Driving around making my deliveries the other day I seen a church sign that said, "God loves you, whether you like it or not!" It made me laugh because it was stated so matter of fact. It's true of course, He does love us whether we like it or not. I never really thought about it before, but it's impossible to keep God from loving us! There is nothing we can do or say that would make Him change His mind. That alone is powerful when you think about it. In fact, we read something very powerful in 2 Peter 3:9 "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." God is patient in His dealings with us because He doesn't want any to perish. The root of that patience is His deep all consuming love for us. So whether you like it or not, God loves you, so there! And that my friends is the reality of it!

What A Waste!

Work has kept me busy lately, and going to Bible class. But it's a joy to fellowship with God. Much has happened since my little sabbatical, American Idol is in full swing, Anna Nicole Smith died, and North Korea decided to stop its nuclear program. I was actually sad over Anna Nicole Smith. Sad because she was so young, and beautiful, and died unhappy despite her riches. Money doesn't make a person happy, joy can only be found in Christ, yet many will always dispute that, thinking if they can only just make more, get more, do more. I came across a scripture tonight, 2 Peter 3:7 "But the heavens and the earth which are now preserved by the same word, are reserved for fire until the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men". The word 'perdition' is better translated 'destruction', it is the Greek word 'apoleia' which means, "losing, loss, the state after death wherein exclusion from salvation is a realized fact." There comes a time when every lost person in eternity will realize the loss of their salvation opportunity. Another meaning of that Greek word is 'waste' Their lives will have been a total waste. The truth of the matter is, a life without Christ is a wasted life. Anna Nicole Smith wasted her life. When the lost stand before God at the great judgement, three things will be evident to them, They will realize He is Lord, they are Lost, and that its too Late! For those of us who are saved, we rejoice in that our names are written down in the Book of Life, yet for me its tempered by the fact that so many refuse that invitation. And that my friends is the reality of it!