One of the great paradoxes of this life is that little things tend to frighten us, while too often we hardly notice great dangers.
The fact that βit is appointed unto men once to die,β and that this can happen when least expected; the fact that after this life there will be no further opportunity to prepare for eternity; the fact that a just and holy God must judge sin (Heb. 9:27): these are the really important matters that so many people overlook in their mad scramble to enjoy life.
Letβs get down to earth and be sensible and face the question our Lord asked in Matt. 16:26: βFor what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?β Letβs stop living for this life as if it were never to end and for the next as if it were never to begin.
The Lord Jesus Christ died on Calvary to pay the penalty for our sins (I Cor. 15:3) so that we might be saved and sure of heaven. Why not trust in Him and receive βredemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His graceβ (Eph. 1:7). source
