It has been estimated that three people around the world will die every second (Per the Population Institute of the U.S.). This means that by the time you finish reading this post, over nine hundred people will have died. For the next five minutes, I want you to imagine what it would be like if these were your last five moments alive. After all, someone in your city will likely die in the next few minutes. It could be you. Why not ?
When you die, someone will place a sheet or a blanket over your head. An ambulance may take you to the hospital for an autopsy. The undertaker will be called, and arrangements will be made to place you in a grave. People will come to the funeral and shed tears over your lifeless body. They will look at your cold, blank face and mourn, but you will be gone. They will slowly drive to a cemetery with your body in a casket. At the cemetery, they will carry your casket to a hole in the ground and lower it down. People will cry. The men will cover your casket with dirt and a tombstone. Your name, the date of your birth, and the date of your death will be on the stone. The people will leave, recover, and perhaps someday, forget that your body is there.
Your five minutes are almost gone, so I must get to the point. When your time is up and you have died, where are you going ? We have already decided where your body is going, but what about your soul ? Will you be in Heaven or a Devil's Hell ? Oh, yes, you will be in one place or the other. So, in these remaining minutes, I will tell you what to do to get to the place of your choice,
If your choice is a Devil's Hell, do nothing ! You have already done enough ! "For the wages of sin is death;. . ." (Romans 6:23a) "The wicked shall be turned into Hell . . ." (Psalm 9:17) If however, you choose to go to Heaven, you must do several things. First, you must believe you are a sinner. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD;" (Romans 3:23)
Secondly, you must believe you deserve to go to a Devil's Hell. "Wherefore, as by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all man, for that all have sinned:" (Romans 5:12) Thirdly, you must repent (a turning to GOD from your sin) of your sin. ". . .As I live, saith the LORD GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. . ." (Ezekiel 33:11)
You must also believe JESUS died, was buried and rose again to pay your sin debt in full. "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, . . For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that CHRIST died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that HE was buried, and that HE rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:" (1st.Corinthians 15:1-2a,3-4) Also in Romans 5:8 it states, "But GOD commendeth HIS love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, CHRIST died for us."
Finally, you need to trust JESUS as your personal LORD and SAVIOR. "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved." (Romans 10:13)
Your time is so very short in this world. The decision is your own personal responsibility. "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" (Hebrews 9:27) I will tell you what you must do to go to Heaven. You must acknowledge your sins, repent (a turning to GOD from your sin), and admit that you are a sinner in need of forgiveness. Confess to GOD that you know JESUS died for you on the cross, was buried and rose again for you. "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the LORD JESUS, and shalt believe in thine heart that GOD hath raised HIM from the dead, thou shalt be saved." (Romans 10:9)
If you would be willing to turn to CHRIST in repentance and faith, pray this simple prayer of salvation:
LORD, I know that I am a sinner, and I believe YOU died and rose again for me. I am trusting YOU to forgive me. Come into my heart and save me. Help me to live for YOU always. In JESUS' name I pray, AMEN.
JESUS said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth MY WORD, and believeth on HIM that sent ME, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." (John 5:24) Since our time here on Earth is so very short GOD says, "BEHOLD, Now is the accepted time; BEHOLD, Now is the day of salvation." (2nd.Corinthians 6:2b)
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie
https://fivestarchristianministries.com/salvation
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