One Guarantee in Life….

When it’s all said and done, there is one guarantee in life. You will die, and when that happens, you will meet God. No one can escape death. And no one can escape this meeting. You can postpone it for only so long, but that day will come. How you prepare yourself for this meeting will determine the experience you will encounter. Blow Him off, take Him for granted, give half effort, and it will be a terrifying, and regretful one. Repent, submit, and whole-heartedly follow Him, and it will be a joyous occasion. It will either be excitement in seeing for the first time the One Who shapes your thinking, rewards you with blessings, and extends to you His grace. Or it will be a stranger Who tells you to your face, “Away from Me, I never knew you”. With this new acquired knowledge, what are you going to do?

12 “Therefore, I will bring upon you all the disasters I have announced. Prepare to meet your God in judgment, you people of Israel!” 13 For the Lord is the One who shaped the mountains, stirs up the winds, and reveals His thoughts to mankind. He turns the light of dawn into darkness and treads on the heights of the earth. The Lord God of Heaven’s Armies is His name! Amos 4:12-13

18 What sorrow awaits you who say,“If only the day of the Lord were here!”You have no idea what you are wishing for.That day will bring darkness, not light.19 In that day you will be like a man who runs from a lion–only to meet a bear.Escaping from the bear, he leans his hand against a wall in his house–and he’s bitten by a snake.20 Yes, the day of the Lord will be dark and hopeless,without a ray of joy or hope. 21 “I hate all your show and pretense–the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies.22 I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings.I won’t even notice all your choice peace offerings.23 Away with your noisy hymns of praise!I will not listen to the music of your harps.24 Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice,an endless river of righteous living. Amos 5:18-24