Tuesday, August 6, 2013

A Frightening Prayer

Those who do not obey the gospel of Jesus Christ will forever be separated from the presence of God and the glory of his might (2 Thessalonians 1:9).

When my father was a young preacher, having come to know the Lord early in life, he wondered what it would be like not to experience God's presence. One day he ask The Lord to allow him to feel what it was like not to sense God's presence. My father said such a feeling of overwhelming darkness and fear swept through him that he immediately cried out to God to rescue him from his own prayer. He said the experience was terrifying.

People who do not know The Lord have no knowledge of the sweet presence of Jesus, therefore they do not understand fully what awaits them. I say, what awaits them because they are ignorant of the fact that they are now benefiting from his presence in the World. They do not have Christ in them so do not experience his presence the way we do, but God nevertheless is present. Hell is the full absence of God and all that God is, love, peace, forgiveness, friendship, companionship, laughter, joy, hope, life. The list is infinite.

This is one reason it is of utmost importance that we live a godly life, so that the unbeliever will see God's message of love and forgiveness before it is too late.