Monday, May 30, 2011

EVEN THE WORDS

I AM A PERSON WHO LOVES "WORDS."  I OFTEN THINK OF AND COME UP WITH SOME PRETTY OFF THE WALL STUFF.  MY DAUGHTER OFTEN WONDERS HOW I COME UP WITH THE THINGS I SAY.  ITS FUN TO PLAY WITH WORDS AND I MAKE FULL USE OF A WIDE VOCABULARY.  I WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH "WORDS" ON MY MIND.  I COULDNT WAIT TO SIT DOWN HERE AND WRITE MY "NOTE" ABOUT THE WORDS THAT THE LORD PLACED UPON MY HEART AND IN MY MIND THIS DAY. 

REGARDLESS OF WHO YOU ARE, I FEEL QUITE SURE THAT YOU HAVE HEARD A DESCRIPTION OF HELL.  THE BIBLE HAS MANY SCRIPTURES WHICH TELL US OF ITS HORRORS.  NONE OF THE WORDS USED TO DESCRIBE HELL ARE PLEASANT.  IT IS MOST DEFINITELY A PLACE I NEVER WISH TO GO AND AN EXPERIENCE I NEVER WANNA ENCOUNTER.  EVEN THE WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT ARE AWFUL.  HELL IS A PLACE OF WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH.  IT IS PROMISED TO  BE A PLACE OF TORMENT, SORROW AND EVERLASTING DESTRUCTION.  HELL IS AN ACTUAL GEOGRAPHIC PLACE, A PLACE OF CONTINOUS FIRE AND BRIMSTONE, NEVER TO BE QUENCHED.  PEOPLE IN HELL RECEIVE NO REST AND ARE FORCED TO DWELL IN A BOTTOMLESS PIT WHILE HEARING CRIES OF ENDLESS TERROR.  EVEN READING THE WORDS OF ITS DESCRIPTION CAUSES FEAR.

ON THE OTHER HAND, WORDS DESCRIBING HEAVEN ARE THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE.  FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, EVEN THE MOST DESCRIPTIVE WORDS DO NOT EVEN COME CLOSE TO DESCRIBING ITS GLORY AND SPLENDOR.  ITS BEAUTY IS BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION.  WE HAVE ALL HEARD OF ENDLESS JASPER, GOLD, GLASS, PEARLS AND EMERALDS.  BUT, IMAGINE FOR A MOMENT A PLACE WHERE THE CRIPPLED AND THE LAME RUN HAPPY AND HEALED.  THE CONCEPT OF HEAVEN BRINGS TO MY MIND RIVERS OF SPARKLING WATER AND BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES.  I CAN ALSO IMAGINE A GLORIOUS REUNION WITH OUR SAVED LOVED ONES WHO WILL SMILE AND WAVE AS WE ENTER THE MAGNIFICANT GATES.  WE WILL ALL SHINE WITH PURE RADIANCE AND WILL WALK IN PEACE AND TRANQUILITY.  EVEN THE WORDS TO DESCRIBE HEAVEN BRINGS JOY TO MY HEART. 
  
WHEN GIVEN THE CHOICE OF HEAVEN OR HELL, WHY WOULD ANYONE CHOOSE TO GO TO HELL.  FOR SO LONG, I PAVED MY WAY TO ENDLESS SORROW.  I LIVED LIKE THERE WAS NO TOMORROW AND DIDNT CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF MY LIFESTLYE.  I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL THAT THE LORD SAW FIT TO REMOVE ME FROM HELL'S HIGHWAY.  NONE OF US ARE PROMISED TOMORROW.  I FEEL QUITE SURE THAT ANYONE SUFFERING THROUGH THE MISERY OF HELL WOULD WARN US OF ITS HORROR.  GOD WANTS US ALL TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF HEAVEN.  I THANK HIM TODAY FOR HIS FORGIVENESS, HIS GRACE, HIS MERCY AND HIS LOVE.  THROUGH ALL THESE THINGS, THE LORD DIRECTS ME TOWARD MY HEAVENLY HOME, WHICH HE HAS SO LOVINGLY PREPARED.  GOD LOVES US ALL SO MUCH.  HE WANTS US ALL TO GO TO HEAVEN.  HE WANTS US TO LIVE BY HIS WORD AND TO BECOME MORE LIKE HIM. 
  
REV 21:4  "AND GOD WILL WIPE AWAY EVERY TEAR FROM THEIR EYES; THERE SHALL BE NO MORE DEATH, NOR SORROW, NOR CRYING.  THERE SHALL BE NO MORE PAIN, FOR THE FORMER THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY"

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