What life and death decision have you made? Think you haven’t made one? What if you made one without knowing it? What if you made one but didn’t recognize it? What if your decision not only meant life but meant you would reign alongside the King of kings?
We don’t typically think we make life and death decisions. We think those decisions are made by other people, especially the military, law enforcement, and criminals. That line of thinking is true, but only if we are thinking about our physical life on this earth.
We all, every-single-person, make a life and death decision at least once. We decide to accept God’s gift of eternal life by accepting his Son, Jesus Christ, as our Lord and Savior, or we choose eternal separation from God, also known as death. If we choose life, we also choose to be conquerors and reign with Jesus Christ forever.
We may not always be faithful, but we can count on Jesus always being faithful. We may occasionally stumble, but He does not. We may make mistakes, but He doesn’t. Our inability to follow Jesus does not impact His ability to remain true to His Word. His very nature is to be truth. His truth is not just for today but is everlasting.
The best news we can hear is that we have gained eternal life, no matter what happens to us in this life. That eternal life is perfect, amazing, beyond comprehension, and forever. Though we may not think about it often, we should remind ourselves regularly that we have something that can never be taken away from us, something that is far better than anything we can imagine, far greater than anything on this earth.
I pray we all realize we make a life and death decision. I pray we choose eternal life. I pray each one of us choose to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior and know that He is always true to His Word. Life and death decision. Choose eternal life. Accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. Trust in His truth.
2 Timothy 2:11b-13
If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he will also deny us;
if we are faithless, he remains faithful—
he cannot deny himself.
Marty Pressey 