subject: What is your lofe ??? [print this page] What is your lofe ??? What is your lofe ???
I would like to ask you two very sober questions. The first is, " What do you think is the most important thing in this present world ? ". Secondly, " What is your most important and valueable possession in the present world ? "
Without the slightest hestitation, i should say all of us will agree, by way of answering the first question, that LIFE is the most important thing in this world. Yet some of us may never realise how important it is to us until we are at the very jaws of death. We often take no serious thought of our lives until death awaits us at the doorstep.
What i am trying to say is this : Life is sweet. It is precious. You may never realise how precious it is perhaps, until death looks at you in the face.
However, though life is indeed precious and sweet, we must realise that it is only temporary. Life is just a passing phase in this present evil world. The Bible says :
" What is your life ? you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. " (James 4 :14) Our life is merely hanging on a thread. and it is by God's grace that thread has not been snapped sooner, and our life shortened. The Bible tells us that our life may be required of us at any moment, God may want our life any time!
Will you be ready at any time whe God calls you ? if God says to you now : " Your life will be demanded from you. " (Luke 12 : 20), will you be ready ? i am not trying to scare you, but think seriously, it is a possibility. Anything can happen in this world of uncertainty and evil. Suppose you meet with an accident today or tomorrow will you be ready to face death and to meet your God ?
Life is sweet - sure, make the best of it. But make sure you are right with God. Make sure you settle with Him regarding your soul. Make sure you are ready to meet God at any time. The Bible warns us : " ..... Prepare to meet your God "! (Amos 4:12).
But there are many people who are so preoccupied with the affairs of this life that they take no though for their souls. They never seem to take seriously their eternal standing before God, or how much theay owe God. All they can think of is making lots of money and indulging in the sinful pleasures of the world. Their motto is " Enjoy yourself " ! But where does that get them ? The Lord Jesus Christ said,
" What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? " (Mark 8:36).
Enjoy yourself ; make your fortune ; have a good time ! But where does that get you ? Will that help you to be ready to meet God? And it may be sooner than you think! Don't be too busy with the affairs of this world that you put God out of your life !
In the Bible, St Luke tells us of a very clever agriculturist. He was such a good farmer that he knew how to improve his crops. One day, this crops were so successful that he had an unusually good harvest. There was not enough space even to stock up all his crops. So he patted himself on the back and said : " This is what i'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones. and there i will store all my grain and my goods, all i'll say to myself,'You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy ; eat ; drink and be merry.'" (Luke 12:18,19).
He was a smart man. But God called him a fool ! " You fool ! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?"
He forgot to settle with his God. The Lord took him away that very night ! He was not ready to meet his maker.
I don't know what kind of person you are. Perhaps you are like this man. Perhaps you have a great ambition to get riich, or win distinction among your fellow men. Perhaps you are steering your life down the same road. Dear friend, may i warn you : Beware ! lest you come to the same fate. In anything you do, don't leave God out of your life. Get right with God : That is the only save way.
Friend, don't let this moment pass without you getting right with God. Make sure you will be ready for Him when He calls you to give an account of yourself. Do you want to get right with God ? Do you want to know how you can be ready?
You need to turn from your sins and trust Jesus Christ as your saviour. The Lord Jesus, the Son of God, died for you and took your sins and your punishment upon himself in order that he migh set you free. If you repent from your sins and believe that Jesus has died for your sins and receive Him into your life by faith, you will be saved. You will be ready to meet God. He will forgive you your sins so that there is now no condemnation. Will you accept Christ as yout Saviour?
If so, you can simply pray this prayer of faith,
"Dear Lord Jesus,
I realise now that i am a sinner and cannot save myself, i have no hope except in You. I believe You died for me and rose again.I now renounce my sins and accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Thank You, Lord Jesus for saving my soul. I will be obedient to you.
