HAVE YOU MADE ADEQUATE PREPARATIONS FOR ETERNITY?

SCRIPTURE:
In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death.  
The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz,  went to him and said, “This is 
what the Lord says:  Put your house in order, because you are 
going to die; you will not recover.”  
(2 Kings 20:1)

MEDITATION:
Man does not like to think about death and eternity, 
but it is inevitable for everyone.
Unfortunately, many will step into eternity separated from God.
They have condemned themselves by their refusal of God’s way of salvation.

In love and mercy, God has offered to every man and woman a way of 
escape, a way of salvation, a hope and an anticipation of a better world.
There are some undisciplined attitudes that contributed to their 
refusal of God’s simple method for escaping the agony of eternal banishment.
Among them are man’s blindness, stubbornness, egotism, selfishness 
and love of sinful pleasure.
No one can blame God for their failure to grasp His salvation plan.

Let’s make an analogy.
Suppose you are sick, called a doctor, and he gave you a prescription. 
However, you decide that you will ignore his advice 
and refuse to take the medicine.
It could be that you feel that you know more than he does, 
or that you don’t want someone telling you what to do.
In a very short time, your condition becomes much worse.
Could you blame the doctor?
Could you hold him responsible?
He gave the prescription that was your remedy, but you refused it!

In comparison, God prescribes the remedy for the ills of the human race. 
That remedy is a personal faith in, and a commitment to, Jesus Christ.
The remedy is to be “born again.” 
If we deliberately refuse it, 
then we must suffer the consequences, and we cannot blame God. 
Is it God’s fault that we refused His remedy?

ACTION:
Where do you stand in regard to God’s way of salvation?
Are you allowing undisciplined attitudes to keep you from receiving it?
How are you doing with controlling your stubbornness, your egotism, 
your selfishness and your love of sinful pleasure?
Have you tried to control any of these in your life?

Don’t allow your lack of self-discipline 
to cause you to suffer eternal banishment.
You will not be able to blame anyone else, 
it is your choice to gain control of your attitudes.
Your life depends on it.

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, thank You providing a way to escape eternal banishment.
Help me to get control of my attitudes and actions so that I can freely 
accept your gift of salvation. Forgive me for my sins and teach me how 
give total control of my life to You. Show me how You want me to serve 
You from this day forward.”