Do you have an exit strategy in place? I pray you do. Ever have the feeling something bad is about to happen and there is nothing YOU can do to prevent it? I was recently listening to some stories of airplane crash survivors, and they all seemed to experience time slowing down, their lives being flashed before their eyes, some even saying they saw their loved ones weeping for them.
Most crisis counselors will try and explain that death is a natural part of life. However they fall short in explaining why it is a part of life. I think some would have a hard time explaining life let alone death. But this isn't a soapbox to speak about these counselors or brow beat them, for most part they do a great service to those in crisis.
Death is a part of life because it is our penalty for sin. Pure and simple as that. We sinned, our parents sinned, grandparents sinned, everyone has, there is no one of this world today that is blameless or without sin. So yes, everyone is convicted and must face physical death.
Okay why physical death you might be asking, because their are two types of death. Physical and spiritual death. One comes when we die of whatever cause, old age, cancer, accident, whatever. The other will be coming when the world is judged. We are warned in several places throughout the bible that this day is also coming, we will all answer for our sins.
There is a chance for redemption, but it comes in this world while we are still living, it can not and does not come once we are physically dead. I don't want you to believe what you want, I would love you to believe in the truth, the light of the world, the great I AM, our lord and savior, the one who died on the cross for you and for me, his death does not give you a pass or variance or even a do over.
His death gives us the opportunity to accept the truth, the only way to come to the father is through him. Without his forgiveness for our sins, there is no chance of reaching heaven, without him there is no hope of eternal life, without him there is no exit strategy.
We often speak of the concequences, but not so much about his endless amount of love he has for us. This God of ours does not hate us, he loves us like nothing we can define in websters or the wikipedia. We have no words to describe it, they fall way short.
If you are looking for your exit strategy, or even thinking it is too late, you are wrong, there is nothing he will not forgive us of, name the deed, it does not matter, we all have hope through his son Jesus who offered himself up for that freedom that is ours to have, no gimmicks here and if you have been saved but sinned, that's okay, there is hope through reflection and redemption through repent.
Do not be confused by imitators who seem all IT, or the latest craze of beliefs in something or someone other than God. Our God the one and true God, does not place demand anything of us. He wants us to accept his love, that is all.
If you feel your life is in peril, then maybe it is, maybe it's time to search for a solution to that feeling of pending doom, maybe it's time to accept Jesus Christ as your savior, stop running from the truth, know who you are, I AM A SINNER, HOWEVER I AM FORGIVEN THROUGH THE SHEDDING OF OUR LORD AND SAVIORS BLOOD ON MY BEHALF. I AM FORGIVEN.
