Two quotes from one of my favorite authors in today's reading... C.S. Lewis. If you have not read Mere Christianity by Lewis I recommend you add it to your list... Of course not until after PDL!
The first quote is one of my favorites about how we will spend eternity and it is our choice. God never forces Himself on anyone. It is always our choice to either accept or reject Him. We can say to God "Thy will be done." and choose to spend eternity with God or we can reject God... And He will say "have it your way."
Hell is often thought of as fire, heat, pain, suffering, a lake of fire... I picture hell simply for what it is... Eternal separation from God. Picture that! Eternal separation from Love! Eternal separation from pure light!
No matter what you picture that to be like it is horrible... Then multiply it by infinity!
Thank God for our Savior!
You are so right... also, we need to remember, we are living our 'eternal life' right now... eternal life is not something we 'wait for'. So we need to live our lives on earth with the same passion for seeking God's will, love for others, and devotion to Christ.
ReplyDelete:) Pam