By, Tim Irving – Evangelism Team
One of the most foolish statements a person can utter is, “Well, at least when I get to hell all my rowdy friends will be there.” Really. Must be one bunch of bad dudes partyin’ down there huh, but guess what? Nobody’s that bad and there ain’t any party going on down there! Those bad dudes are going to be sorely disappointed. We have an awesome God, who, with fine artistry, created mountains, streams, forests, oceans, seashores, intricately designed birds and flowers, animals, people, sunsets, and platypus ducks, and that was only temporarily until He brings in the good stuff! A Heavenly home with streets of gold as clear as glass, gates made of pearl, walls adorned with precious stones, jasper, sapphire, emerald, topaz, amethyst, to name a few. It is a home of safety and security, a place where there is no sin, no death, a place of no tears, and best of all, a place where we will see Him face to face! My finite mind can’t begin to comprehend infinite things, and truthfully, it doesn’t need to. I know what God’s Word says, I see the unbounded beauty in this creation, I know what He has done in my life, so I can confidently trust that whatever awaits will be so much more than I could ever imagine. Why would anyone not want to live there? Personally, I want to see all my rowdy friends in Heaven too. I want them to know the peace of accepting God’s grace and forgiveness now, and for them to spend eternity on Heaven’s golden streets. That’s what I want for them but it is still their personal, individual choice, one only they can make. So let us all do what we can to help our friends, rowdy or not, make the right choice. Heavenly party or weeping and gnashing of teeth, it’s a choice everyone must make.