A THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
I can’t believe it, in a few days we will be reaching the longest day. Where has this year gone? I wonder if you find the same as me that the days, weeks and months just seem to fly by.
Three of my friends have sadly passed away in the past month, sadly only one of them knew Our Lord and I ponder what will happen to the Spirit of the two that were not Christians. I know conclusively what will happen to the Christian one, but what about the two who were not?
In the gospel of John chapter 3 verse 16 Jesus says “For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not die but have eternal life. In John 3 v 36 it says; “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not have life, but will remain under God’s punishment”. and in John 11 v 25-26 Jesus is speaking to Martha the sister of Lazarus and He says to her “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die, Do you believe this?” all of these quotes are taken from the Good News Bible.
The two friends that were not Christians were lovely people, loved their families and would have done anything for anyone. But, the verses I have quoted above, clearly say that to receive eternal life we must believe in Jesus.
Now, I have heard many people say that they were with non-Christians when they passed away, some reached out as if there was somebody at the end of their bed and others seemed to have a sudden special peace. John 14 v 2-3 Jesus says “Believe in God and believe also in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house, and I am going to prepare a place for you. I would not tell you this if it were not so. And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to myself, so that you will be there where I am.” - again from the Good News Bible.
I pray that my two non-Christian friends were given a final chance to turn to Jesus before they passed away. I won’t know the answer to this until Jesus comes to take me home but I urge anyone reading this to read John’s Gospel and think very carefully before you say you do not believe in Jesus. If you read the New Testament carefully I feel confident that you will either believe or find somebody to answer your questions and help you believe the truth.
Everybody needs a special friend, somebody they can trust and rely on and Jesus is that friend!
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