“And so not fear
those who kill the body, but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him
who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
It is God, not Satan,
who puts body and soul in hell. God gives us free will. Listen up---Respect
Him. Respect---that is what “fearing” Him really means. Decide to love Him and follow
Him. Psalm 27:1 says, “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I
fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread?” Good questions.
What are you afraid of---God or Satan? A good verse to memorize and use when
afraid is 1 John 4:4, “You are from God, little children, and have overcome
them; because greater is He who is in
you than he who is in the world.” Of course John was explaining here about
the antichrist who is “in” the world and that if we confess that Jesus is from
God (and is God) then we are from God. Simple, but complicated.
Each person decides for themselves moment by moment what
they “want”. We’re all going to have eternal life---some in heaven and some
not. We decide where we want to go by deciding whether we want Jesus to be part
of our life. Respecting Him. As Joshua said, (Joshua 24:15)” “…as for me and my
house, we will serve the LORD." And that
will mean a place at the great banquet table, with Jesus, not in a place so
fiery hot that we will feel like we’re in an oven, roasting eternally.
Lord, You alone are worthy of our respect and love. I
choose to follow You, live the way You show me, and love others the way You
would.
©
2011 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights
reserved.
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