Freedom From Worldliness & Fear

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Death is like a Thief in the Night (Part Two)

At my age in the Early 40's, we never know when are we going to die. we can die at the age of 50 or 60 or after one year or even tomorrow or later after 3 hours from now after reading this message as the bible says:" Death comes like a thief in the night & no one knows when that hour would come".. hence I remember my best friend in high school in Ateneo Geoffrey balanueco, when he got his heart attacked at the age of 38 and a friend also just call him "rolly" at the age of mid-40's when suddenly he got heart attacked when he was taking a bath due to excitement becoz of a big close deal in a realty sale then suddenly he died inside the bathroom. I shared the word for rolly two years before he died but his reply was "I don't need that as I am still young and I want to enjoy"..Yes, we can enjoy life but not to the extent of continuing living in sin. Sin is very enjoyable especially Immorality, Gossips, Slander, Adultery, Corruption Drunkenness & or drugs and many other more sins which are countless but it will not only destroy your Reputation & health but it can destroy your soul in hell and that is the most scary part for me and I don't know with you. It is very scary to die when we are living in sin without true repentance becoz hell is real according to the book of revelation and it says that if we don't repent then there will be consuming fire that is never ending in hell and you will be burning there forever (please check the story of Mary Baxter using the Google search engine of her vision of hell). If you try to imagine the heat of summer, you really cannot contain the heat and you will find ways to get away with it then how much more in hell where heat is just plain in a sense you will be burned alive and there is no end of the pain of burning. You can feel the pain of your flesh & body getting burned but you are not dying; How can you contain that pain.

I remember the story of the late bold star Ms Claudia Zobel in the late 80's when a cruel car accident hit her and she died upon arrival in the hospital and take note that it took place when she was heading into a night spot. I am not judging her but by using common sense, it's hard to repent when you will be killed on the spot thru accident or other means so life is very temporary and all you can do is you can enjoy by eating & drinking (Not wine) and be merry but for Christ sake avoid sins in all sorts; yes we aren't perfect, but by true repentance, John 1:9 says that" if we only confess our sins sincerely, God will cleanse us from all wrong doings so let us leave all the things that make us sin but let us strive hard to do what pleases God for life is too short. During Judgment day, God will not asked how many bank account you have nor how many people you preach or how great was your career on earth but God will simply ask you if you have the a relationship with Jesus as your savior & Lord and it shows how you live on earth if indeed you had a relationship with Jesus as the bible says:" My father's glory is seen in how much you bear fruits (characters) Character or fruits means is if your life has evidence of Faith, Self-control, Patience, Humility, Kindness, gentleness, long suffering or endurance & faith.