Are you ready?

Some schools here are still out for Christmas break, but most of us had to go back to work today.

I can just imagine the enjoyment with which two teenage sisters looked forward to the day, they probably had it all planned out. Their father was going to let them have the car for the day… after they dropped him off at work, they sped away eager to get started. Perhaps they planned to go shopping, or in our 70+ weather, maybe they were going to the beach. Their plans for today no longer matter… heart-breakingly and tragically, shortly after they dropped their dad off at work, they and another young driver where all dead.
Scripture tells us in Hebrews 9:27,

It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment…

This judgement is not about what we’ve done to save ourselves. If we could do that, Christ wouldn’t have needed to come and die. It’s not about giving to the poor, feeding the hungry or homeless, following tradition or rituals, nor even about being a “good person.” This judgment is only about what we, as individuals, have done with the Christ.

We owe a sin debt to God (the debt of not being perfect by our choices) and a final choice…. pay the debt ourselves (we never can) or accept what Christ did on the cross as the only payment acceptable by God. Romans 10:9 says, “If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

What about you? Are you ready to meet this appointment that specifically for you someday, someplace is already scheduled? Don’t you think it’s going to be the most important appointment of your life? None of these 3 young people, nor their parents, had any clue, early this morning about what lay ahead for them. None of us do. Many, many, many of us put off making a decision concerning Christ till after we’ve done this or that; stopped this or that; or somehow became more deserving. But, it honestly doesn’t work that way.

I strongly encourage you to look at scripture for yourself. Specifically:

Romans 3:10 – There is none good, no, not one…
Romans 6:23 – The wages of sin is death… but the free gift of God is eternal life

If you will honestly ask God to reveal the TRUTH to you He promises to do exactly that.