What Is Hell Like?

Many people have told me they are looking forward to going to hell. They feel they will be with their friends and have an eternal party. These same people usually state that we are in hell right now, and going somewhere else will be an improvement. I would be willing to bet that most of you have heard the same thing, or remarks very close to these. What does that suggest to you? The first thing that comes to mind is this person does not know Jesus. It also points out that they have probably not read the Bible, and don’t understand the message.
If we look deeper we might find an underlying cause for this person’s rejection of the Lord. Many times it has to do with something they have experienced, or seen some horrible occurrence happen to someone else, perhaps a loved one, or even simple street talk downgrading God or Jesus. We need to keep in mind some of the loose laws we live by, such as; abortion and same sex marriages. I have run into those people who have had an abortion that feel they will never be accepted by God. The same is true for same sex marriages. Some of these people think they have done such an awful wrong that there will never be hope for them. So, they turn the other way…..start looking forward to going to hell. And, sad as it may be, the government is trying to provide for free abortions in the new health bill if it gets passed.
Let’s look at what hell is like. In very basic simple terms it’s the absence of God, hope and peace. Something I heard on the radio which is very good at explaining hell. Hell was designed by God for Satan and the fallen angels. It’s also available, by choice, for the only specie dumb enough to select it as an option….humans. People who have decided that they want nothing to do with God elect to go to hell. I think they are in for a bad news surprise.
Where am I going with all this? It’s coming down to those of us who know the Lord to get the message out. It doesn’t matter if we are 5 years old or 105 years old. The message is the same, and it’s our responsibility to share it with as many people as we can.

Know When To Speak #8

Last month we took a look at what faith is not. Sometimes we get a bit confused when a friend or family member says they believe in God or Jesus. For the most part, this is a quick escape for those who are not really sure about their faith.
So….what is real faith? I’m going to try and explain this as simply as possible. Real Faith or saving faith is when you have come to a point in your spiritual life where you have put all your trust in getting to heaven in Jesus. That is, you believe He is the only way you will get to heaven, and you have transferred all trust to Him to get you there. A simple illustration; You are sitting in a chair. A few feet away from you is another chair. The chair looks like it might hold you. This is an example of, I believe. How do you know it will hold you? The only way to know for sure is to get up and go sit in the other chair. The same is true with saving faith. You can talk about it, have discussions about it, but until you actually transfer all your trust to Jesus for your eternal life,it won’t happen.

A Little Humor...

On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts.
'One for you, one for me One for you, one for me,' said one boy. Several dropped and rolled down toward the fence. Another boy came riding along the road on his bicycle. As he passed, he thought he heard voices from inside the cemetery. He slowed down to investigate. Sure enough, he heard, 'One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me..' He just knew what it was. He jumped back on his bike and rode off.
Just around the bend he met an old man with a cane, hobbling along. 'Come here quick,' said the boy, 'you won't believe what I heard! Satan and the Lord are down at the cemetery dividing up the souls.' The man said, 'Beat it kid, can't you see it's hard for me to walk.' When the boy insisted though, the man hobbled slowly to the cemetery.. Standing by the fence they heard , 'One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me.'
The old man whispered, 'Boy, you've been tellin' me the truth. Let's see if we can see the Lord.' Shaking with fear, they peered through the fence, yet were still unable to see anything. The old man and the boy gripped the wrought iron bars of the fence tighter and tighter as they tried to get a glimpse of the Lord. At last they heard, 'One for you, one for me. That's all. Now let's go get those nuts by the fence and we'll be done.' They say the old man made it back to town a full 5 minutes ahead of the kid on the bike.. SMILE, God Loves you.

Something to think about………..

A Holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, 'Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.'
The Lord led the holy man to two doors.
He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table..
In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful.
But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.
The Lord said, 'You have seen Hell. They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The holy man said, 'I don't understand. 'It is simple,' said the Lord.. 'It requires but one skill. You see, they have learned to feed each other. The greedy think only of themselves.'
When Jesus died on the cross, He was thinking of you.
This illustration is not so funny. It gives us good reason to be sure about our eternal final destination.