HEAVEN OR HELL?

Recently  I came across this story on the testimony of heaven and hell and the condition of today's church  and it really got me thinking. I know a lot of people have read something similar to this or heard stories like this and are probably tired of listening to such stories over again, so they doubt the authenticity and probably just shun similar stories. Truth is whether such stories are true or not, The Bible has made us to understand that the world is definitely coming to an end one day and we will all be judged according to our acts on earth. So the question is do YOU want to make heaven or hell?

 

I have watched loved ones die, and attended a few burial ceremonies, each reminding me that one day I would go under the ground too. The funny thing about life is that it is so uncertain, I have seen people alive one moment and the next day dead! We never really know when we will die but as Christians we hope to live long. Also, God can decide that it’s our time to go at any point in time and we can’t question his decisions. That is why for everyday you are able to wake up, no matter your condition you should actually give thanks to God because it is not normal, it is a PRIVILEDGE. A lot of people holier and better than you did not wake up to see another day but you did!

I really don’t want to divert so much from the reason why I decided to write this article so let me just get to it.

Hell is a really bad place to go to because the suffering is real and everlasting but since we have heaven which is a far better place, we should work towards getting there. You need to understand that the race of life is a very personal race. Your mum, dad, spouse or best friend can not help you to make heaven. I really don’t want to sound like a pastor now or sound so religious but I just want to pass a message across to whoever is reading this. We have all gotten so engrossed in things of the world and when I say things of the world I don’t necessarily mean bad things. It could be our academics, jobs and all that keeps us busy. We have gotten so busy with them that we forget the essence of our living. Note that whatever we do here on earth does not matter at all after we are gone. I am sure you might have attended a burial and seen that even the rich get buried with nothing. They go empty!

So please let’s not forget that we are here for only a while, YOU have to make heaven, WE have to! The suffering in hell is real and unbearable! We have to practically work towards making heaven. We have to plan, work and determine in our heart to make heaven. And start now because you never know when the time will come. Take a break, sit down and actually reflect on your life. Yes, God has given us a free passport to heaven which is salvation but if you claim to have given your life to Christ, can you confidently say that you are sure of making it to heaven with the way you go about your daily life?

 

This is left for us to decide and start making changes in the areas of our life that  we need to, and also, rededicate our life if we want to live with God forever. May God give us the grace to live a righteous life. According to Bishop David O. Oyedepo, he says it is foolishness to be shameful of what is gainful!