December 5, 2024

My heart goes out to those who do not believe in Jesus and life everlasting. Sadly, you work your entire life to afford a short vacation, and then you die as an old person with no hope of the "happily ever after." There is a big problem with thinking that this life is all you have, and it comes when you take your last breath, and your heart stops beating; your spirit lives on, and you will realize that immediately. It is terrifying what awaits the unbeliever. We know from hospice nurse's testimonies that as a person in their last moments, seeing what's coming after it's too late, they realize the regretful mistake they've made by rejecting Jesus. What is the point of living this life if there is nothing to live for? You eat, you sleep, and then you die? Life is too complicated and short for this to be all there is. Jesus came to give us hope that our earthly existence is not the end of it, and by trusting in him, we can count on experiencing heaven after our death. I have no regrets about living my life for Jesus. Before following him wholeheartedly, my experiences were hollow and seemingly hopeless; much like treading water, I didn't go anywhere. That all changed when I began living for him.

If you are going from one bar to another, putting your hope in pills, or some illicit behavior that's getting you nowhere, consider changing the direction of your life and seek Jesus. He is the only way to reach the "happily ever after." There is way more than this earthly existence, but with Jesus, you won't regret your life or death. Life will have more meaning, and death will be no big deal.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:54-57