Thursday, May 22, 2014

GOSPEL NUGGET #351


Hell Is An Unnecessary Tragedy

God does not want anybody in hell. Hell was not originally intended for us. The Lord Jesus once said: "Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels." Mt. 25:41

Hell is God reluctantly saying: "Your will be done." He always does so with a grieving heart.

Eze 33:11 "'As I live,' says the Lord GOD, 'I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?'

He flung the door, as it were, very wide open for us. He woos us to him. He enables us to step in. The tragedy is that we refuse. We reject His gracious offer. We decline His salvation by our unrepentance and unbelief.

We choose hell for ourselves. God does not want us to be there. He is not "willing that any should perish." (2 Peter 3:9) But we choose to be there. Hell is such an unnecessary tragedy.

Will you be there unnecessarily? Why die when you could live? Why suffer when you could be in bliss? Why remain guilty when you could be forgiven and justified? Why be in hell when you could be in heaven with God?

Come to the Savior, trusting in Him and what He did on the cross alone for salvation.