Destination Known - One Man

John 1:12,13 "But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His Name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, but of the will of God."



In the course of three weeks two remarkable men died. Both were at the top of their study field. Both were loved and respected the world over. 
One man studied the universe.

One man studied the Creator of the universe.

One man died believing this life to be the end all, neither heaven nor hell to be his destination.

One man died knowing that this life was only the beginning, that heaven and hell are real, and that in the end, only heaven will remain; for death and hell have their own destination. 

One man died denying God. One man died praising God. One man died in his sins. One man took his last breath in this life and his first in his new body, which God had prepared for him. 

One man can make a difference in another man's life. One man did not follow Jesus Christ; the other man did, and is with Him even now. Which man are you going to follow? 

(I would just like to add, that, as my husband pointed out, Hawking's discovery that the earth was created out of a black hole did not disprove the existence, but the opposite. For The Word of God tells us in Genesis 1:1-2, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And The Spirit of God moved upon the waters." Literally, this earth was in darkness; it was shapeless (without form); and void (nothingness). This earth was created out of nothing. And that's what a black hole is: nothing.

In Hawking's unbelief, he thought he was right. But we know he was wrong. And, now, for all eternity, he will pay that price of unbelief.)

Destiny: On Being Responsible for One's Choices

     Every decision we make is a choice. We also make a choice to whether or not to follow through on that decision. It is when we put that decision into action that we learn whether or not we made the right choice, the right decision. Responsibility is what we take onto ourselves for our own actions, which have been based on our own reasonings and understandings. It is only when we fail to be held accountable for such that the world around us becomes chaotic and uncertain. But the decision in which your eternal destiny is based should not be taken lightly. With our limited imaginations, we cannot even begin to comprehend a place where time does not exist. Nor what we will be doing in this wonderful place, or who will be with us. No more tears. No more pain. No more sorrow, nor grief. No bullying. No lying, fibbing, fabrications. No grudges, no hate, no anger. No disrespect, no rudeness, no maligning, no insults. There is not one negative aspect in heaven. For The Holy One of Israel lives and reigns in heaven. And where God is, sin is not; pain is not; sorrow is not. The good news is there is a way to get there. But only one way. And that Way is Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God.
     The mind contemplates. The heart initiates. The body applicates. When we are rational and in our right mind, we reason within ourselves the possible outcome of our decisions. It is when we make irrational decisions and carry them out that we realize we have erred. This can result in pain to the body, such as tripping on the stairs, with the immediate outcome being falling down said stairs. (ie: if you know you will have difficulty, then don’t do it [that’s applying wisdom]).
     Driving while intoxicated may result in a vehicular accident, causing damage, injury or death to either yourself or the other folks who have become involved in the outcome of one’s bad decision making. In addition to all that, there is the possibility of jail time for irresponsible choices made on our behalf.
     Should I or shouldn’t I? Will I or will I not? By thinking our decisions through, we make rational, and hopefully, wise decisions while we go through life. But, remember, life is not all there is to being human. There is also death. And every one will die at some point. “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment; So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for Him shall He appear the second time without sin unto salvation.” Hebrews 9:27 (KJV)
     Now, to day, is the time we should contemplate our destiny. The only way to live after death is to live through Jesus Christ. He alone can remove the sin which has stained our souls. His blood alone atones for sin. Sin nailed Him to the cross, but Love kept Him there. At every step along the way to His destiny, He could have said, “No, it’s too hard.” But He didn’t. He obeyed God, His Father, and followed through on His decision to die for all of us.
     Are we as committed in our decision, when we choose to obey God? Are we following Jesus all the way to the cross, to the grave, to resurrection in Him? Where do we begin? At the cross. Get down on our knees, repent of our sins, receive the baptism of The Holy Spirit of God and learn to listen to Him that He might sanctify us by The Word of God.
     And that’s just the beginning of sound decision making. The next step? Follow through.