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A Greater Tragedy



My dear friends, if you are like me, you are watching these tragic events taking place in the world at the moment and thinking how dreadful and sad for the people. Such human suffering! Yesterday 298 souls perished in the Malaysian plane crash in eastern Ukraine. What a tragedy! Every day people die from starvation, murder, persecution, accidents, abortion... The list is endless. However, this morning while I was praying, the thought came to me that it will be a greater tragedy if we die without Jesus! The Bible has been given to us to warn us of the future judgment in eternity. Hebrews 9:27-28: And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. Many of you think that it is enough to live a peaceful life on earth and when we die, we will see if we have a chance of entering heaven. This is a huge mistake and lie! Listen to what the Bible says about this topic:

 For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Romans 10:13

 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. John 3:36

 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.  Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness! (Matthew 7:21-23 from the Sermon on the Mount - words of Jesus)

 If we have come to know the Lord Jesus through repentance and faith in His saving death and resurrection in this present life, the Bible says that we have eternal life. If we have not come to know Jesus in this present life, it means we do not have eternal life and He will say to us on that day: I never knew you; depart from me! There is no greater tragedy than this! If we have to depart from Him, we will be in the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels (Matthew 25:41).

 Many of you who are reading these words are my personal, wonderful friends. I care for you deeply and that is why I must write these words to you from the Bible as a warning. I do not want you to appear before God's judgment without the salvation He offers you today. It will be much too late then. We have the opportunity to repent and accept Jesus today; tomorrow we may have already departed from this world into eternity. That is why I write again, listen to what the Word of God says:

 We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For He says:
“In an acceptable time I have heard you,
And in the day of salvation I have helped you.”
Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. (2 Corinthians 6:1-2)
If you already believe in the saving sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross and have already decided to follow Him with all your heart, seek fellowship with other believers to grow in faith and the knowledge of the Word. Whoever would like a free New Testament or to attend our Bible study at 7pm on Tuesdays, please write to me. It is a serious topic today, but may God work in all of us. They are His words and our responsibility is to accept them with humility.
                                                                                                     
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