April 9, 2026, the 99th day of 2026
If We Only Knew
There are things in our lives that we would have done differently if we had only known the whole story, the truth, not the deception.... View MoreApril 9, 2026, the 99th day of 2026
If We Only Knew
There are things in our lives that we would have done differently if we had only known the whole story, the truth, not the deception.
Life is filled with steps of growing and learning. Along the way it is easy to make mistakes when we don't havr all the facts.
We may trust people we shouldn't have, because we were naive and trusted without verifying.
We may have made bad business decisions, educational choices and/or our job path.
But most of those things only affect our mortal life. What we need to really be concerned about is what affects our soul and our eternity.
We can stand to lose in this lifetime, even when it is not because of anything we have done, and there was nothing we could do about it. We learn that we cannot control everything. It is a hard lesson to learn, but we need to learn it.
At the same time we need to learn responsibility and that actions have consequences. Those are priceless lessons, especially if learned young. This knowledge will help prevent too many choices with horrible consequences.
Without a grasp of responsibility and consequences, it is hard to come to repentance and surrender to Jesus as Lord and Master.
If we do not realize that all sin leads to destruction, not just the ones we label "major sins". We need to take God's word on what He considers trespasses. We usually gloss over and call something we want to do, a "choice" when God calls it sin.
We have free will. But our free will takes us directly to Hell upon death, if our free will isn't surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus, through repentance and giving ourselves wholy to Jesus.
An unrepentant life has consequences far worse than any temporary pleasure we may get from going our own way.
If we only knew what awaited us in Heaven, we would strive the more to secure our place there and to send our treasures there.
And if we only knew the utter hopelessness of Hell, where no chance remains to change anything for the better, a place void of all goodness, a place of despair.
God did all the hard work. He took on Human flesh and became the baby Jesus, Who after showing Himself to be God, took on the sins of the world, so we had the ability to choose eternal life in Him.
To accept such a gift should be the easiest choice we could ever make, but our arrogance and pride often get in the way. Distractions get in our way.
Our will and our sin nature rise up in rebellion against surrendering our life to Jesus, though daily we surrender our life and our will to sin. It makes no sense.
Salvation may have been paid for us by Jesus, but if unccollected by us because we refuse our part in choosing, it does us no good.
Don't let the words, "if I had only known" be your groan as you face the final judgment in the end and the books are opened and you are judged by what is written there, with no Jesus as your Advocate.
You can know now. You can choose now. It is not a thing hidden from you, unless you choose to ignore it. Turning your back on such a great salvation is no one's fault but your own. No one can choose for you, but you.
It is easy to be distracted. It is easy to think, "maybe later". But later is not promised to anyone. We do not know our time. We do not know when it is over. We do not know what will keep us from seeking Jesus, once we turn away.
Stay strong! Seek Jesus and you shall find Him. But you will not find Him if you do not seek Him. Jesus did His part, what you do about it is in your hands.
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