Re: [Awake4HisReturn] The Most Surprised People in Hell
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From: Wanda Ward <angelina56p47@yahoo.com>
To: awake4hisreturn@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, February 14, 2011 6:49:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Awake4HisReturn] The Most Surprised People in Hell
I agree michael.
On Mon Feb 14th, 2011 7:02 AM CST Michael J. Knight wrote:
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>The Most Surprised People in Hell
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>When you have a commercial flight to catch at a major airport, it's
>important to pay attention. There are so many flights, so many gates, so
>many people - and there's only one plane you want to board - the one
>that's going to your destination. I guess folks have made mistakes over
>the years. I mean, that must be the reason the boarding agent or flight
>attendant gets on the plane and often says something like this: "This is
>a destination check. You're on Flight 88 to Atlanta. If Atlanta is not
>your destination today, this would be a good time for you to deplane."
>Yeah, I guess. In other words, this buggy isn't going where you want to
>end up!
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>Well, I'm Michael and I want to have A Word with you today about "The
>Most Surprised People in Hell."
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>It's one of the most chilling truths in the Bible - there are people who
>are sure their destination is going to be heaven and they're never going
>to get there. Unless, you might say, they get off the wrong plane and
>get on the right plane.
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>Listen to these sobering words from Jesus Himself in Luke 13, beginning
>with verse 24 - it's our word for today from the Word of God. "Make
>every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you,
>will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house
>gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and
>pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.' But He will answer, 'I don't know
>you ... Then you will say, 'We ate and drank with You, and You taught in
>our streets.' But He will reply, 'I don't know you or where you come
>from. Away from Me..."
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>Then Jesus concludes by describing this heartbreaking scene: "There will
>be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac and
>Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves
>thrust out." Man, these are tough verses. But they're here so none of us
>will end up being one of the most surprised people in hell. They're here
>because Jesus loves us too much to let us live and die with the
>spiritual fantasy that we're ready for eternity when we're not.
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>It's dangerously easy to know all the "Jesus words" and miss Jesus; to
>have Him in your head, but not your heart. To have lots of Christianity
>but never have Christ. It's easy to mistake agreement for commitment. I
>have a number of friends that I agree with on many things, but I'm not
>committed to them. The question is this: has there been a time in your
>life when you have consciously given yourself completely to Jesus,
>committing yourself to live for the one who died for your sins? If you
>know you've done that, you belong to Jesus. If you don't know you've
>done that, you probably haven't.
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>And you probably need to - and sooner rather than later. Heaven and hell
>are nothing to gamble with. Don't let your religious pride cost you
>heaven. Tell Jesus this very day, "Lord, I've known about you all this
>time, but I've never really known You. But I want to - beginning right
>now. I'm not putting my trust in my Christianity - that will never get
>me to heaven. I'm putting all my trust in You, Jesus - in what You did
>on the cross to erase my sins. I'm Yours, Jesus."
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>If you're making today the day you really begin your personal
>relationship with Jesus, then welcome home.
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>Let us not end up as, "The Most Surprised People in Hell".
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>It's time for an eternal destination check - while there's still time to
>go the way that will get you where you want to go. Forever.
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>He who has ears to hear let him hear.
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>Remember
>Only one life, will soon be past,
>Only what is done, for Christ will last.
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>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
>communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. (2 Corinthians
>13:14)
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>Love & Prayers,
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>Michael J. Knight.
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>What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.
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