Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, after death there is judgement. Romans
14:10-12 says “we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is
written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue
shall confess to God. So, then every one of us shall give account of himself to
God”. God wants all His children to return to Him after their sojourn in this world.
When Jesus was on this earth, He told His Apostles in John 14:2 “In my Father’s
house are many mansions. . . I go to prepare a place for you” God knowing that
you will inevitably sin, made it possible for you through the Atonement of Jesus
Christ to repent and return to Him. By following God’s plan, you can experience
the everlasting joy promised to those redeemed of the Lord.
John the Apostle informed us about the judgement day in Revelation 20:12
“And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were
opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead
were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to
their works”. This confirms that you will either receive rewards -in heaven or
punishment -in hell according to your works. Jesus has more to say about Hell
than he does about Heaven and mentioned Hell 56 times in the Gospels and only
mentioned Heaven 24 times. We cannot reject Hell without rejecting Christ. If Hell
is not as real or as bad as the Bible says, then perhaps Heaven is not real or not as
good as the Bible says. Heaven is a real place where God and the angels live and
the people of God will live one day. Hell is a real place of misery and mourning.
Beloved children of the Most High God, in order to return and live in heaven
with God, you must be spiritually reborn, baptized and continuously repent. By
repenting of wrongdoings, you are considered worthy of God’s kingdom. Jesus
said in John 3:5 “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and
of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God”. God requires both being
baptized and following Jesus Christ to both be with God and eventually become
like Him. PRAISE THE LORD!
PRAYER POINT: My Father and My Lord, by Your grace, please help me to make it
to heaven on the last day, in Jesus Christ Mighty Name I pray.