The Biggest Loser

I find it interesting that when someone has died we use phrases like “Rest in Peace” or “It’s (that person’s salvation) between God and (that person)”.  Salvation is not “between God and (insert unsaved person’s name here)”.  There is no salvation after death.  If you don’t believe in God during the miracle of life that he gave you, there are no second chances after that life has ended.  Every day, every minute, there is proof that a “higher power” than yourself exists.  If you ignore that proof or rebelliously claim that there are many roads to (g)od, then you fool yourself and deserve what rewards or retributions you receive in the afterlife. If you spend your lifetime telling people there is no God, you can be sure that there will be no God in your eternity.

There is no praying for someone’s soul after they’re dead.  You cannot change God’s mind about a lifetime of rebellion and blatant nose-thumbing through prayers, payments or trade-offs.  When you are dead and you refused God, he will most certainly refuse you into his eternal Kingdom.  God doesn’t poll an entourage or fan club, tabulate the votes, prayers and followers and then decide to declare the winner of his “salvation reality show”.  You either accept his salvation while you’re alive or you accept the reality of hell when you’re dead.

God is so powerful that he allows us, His creation, to have free choice and free will about our lives and our eternity.  He has given us every chance for redemption and provided the ultimate sacrifice for our lifetime of sin through the death of His Son, Jesus.

If you deny Him in life, He will deny you in eternity.

“But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven” (Matt. 10:33).

If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we ^[a]deny Him, He also will deny us; (2 Timothy 2:12)

So, I’m not going to say that God CAN’T or WON’T change his mind or be compassionate to those who have rejected him.  I’m also not saying that I know the mind of God regarding this. But I can definitely tell you that everyone has experienced the grace of God and has made the decision to either accept his gift or ignore it.  Sure, there are those that are not mentally capable of making such decisions and children – but I’m pretty sure as God created them, He’s got the caveat covered on those people.  It’s not my decision and it’s not yours – it’s GOD’S.  And I think He’s made that decision pretty crystal clear.

Choose God while you live or spend eternity wishing you had.  That’s between you and God.