That None Should Perish!

2Peter; 3:9
(The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.)
There are some people today who use this time of grace to justify in their mind that there will not be a second coming of Christ. They go around saying that everything continues just as it has and that nothing is going to happen. They could not be further from the truth. God doesn't want anyone to perish and end up in hell and is waiting for all sinners to repent. Of course we know that all will not repent but only those who are called by God. This doesn't mean that we don't have an opportunity to repent and be saved.

Everyone can be saved if they will just repent and turn from their sin. Jesus came to save all sinners but most people would rather enjoy this present life in sin. They don't want to consider the fact that they will one day stand in judgement for their sins. Jesus came to offer forgiveness for sin but you must accept it from Him. You would think that it would be an easy choice, but people love their sinful life more than eternal life with God.

The pleasures of this life are temporal but eternal life is for ever. One day God will destroy this present world with fire and all the ungodly with it. Then will come the Great White Throne Judgement where all the unsaved will be judged. All of us have to make a choice while we are alive here on earth. The choice is, will we turn to Jesus and accept His forgiveness of sins or continue in sin and end up in judgement?

C. S. Lewis once said that in the end there are two groups of people. One group of people says to God, "Thy will be done." These are those who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ and will live forever with God in heaven. The second group of people are those to whom God says, "Thy will be done!" These are those who have rejected Jesus Christ and will spend eternity apart from Him. Which group will you be in?

God isn't going to force you to choose Him. He has given us His Son to die in our place for our sins and all we have to do is accept the free gift of forgiveness. The choice is yours to make, no one can make it for you. I choose Jesus and I pray you do too.
John; 3:16
(For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.)

God Bless You!