From Pastor John Collins:
“Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:19-21 (NKJV).
Reading through the descriptions in that scripture is to
describe most schools, workplaces, social gathering spot, homes and churches in
today’s society. That list is commonplace for people. That list describes most
of the people we know, whether we want to admit it or not and whether they
admit it themselves or not. That list states that most everyone is not going to
heaven.
At some point we have got to wake up to the reality of this truth
and do something about it. It is not okay that people just go about their lives
eating, drinking, playing and having children only to continue the cycle while
the outcome of their eternity is being ignored. Just because you ignore a
problem does not mean that it will change or go away. You must face problems
head on and the problem of rebelling against God is a choice and believe me,
ignoring God is choosing to rebel against Him.
We can do better as a nation, as a state, a city, a
community, a church, a household and an individual. We can care more about our
eternal souls and begin to obey God more and more each day until it is constant
and we are consistently acting as Christ would have us act and we can show our
children what it means to put God first so that we can meet up in heaven one
day.
Life is precious and it is up to us what we do with it. Just
remember that God has a pretty amazing and huge reward for those who choose to
follow His Son in this life and who choose to obey His will every minute of
every day in this life.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.” Galatians 5:22-26 (NKJV).
