By Chris Wall

Dear reader,

Pastor Chris Wall

Chances are that I have never met you. Maybe you live your life from day to day and feel that you are doing your best and have everything figured out? Or, maybe you feel as though you struggle from day to day just trying to get by? I don’t know your life story. I don’t know how your emotional estate is right now. All of that to say that there are many unknown factors for me as I write this to you, but I do know one thing for sure—none of us live this life forever.

Regardless of views, you will one day no longer be on this earth. I wonder, have you taken time to ponder this fact lately? I know… it is not a particularly pleasant thing to consider; however, that does not change the reality of it. Much in the same way that putting off that chore that we’ve said we’d get to for months, maybe even years, doesn’t do away with its needfulness to be accomplished.

The Bible tells us this truth in the book of Hebrews, “And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,” Now with this truth in mind, I ask, do you know the fate of your eternal soul?

You may simply shrug your shoulders and be indifferent. You may say, “I couldn’t care less because I am going in the ground.” To those of you who read this and have said response, I pray for you.

I turn my attention to the one that reads this and their heart is fixed on this reality that this life will end and what happens afterward. God has revealed to us in His Word that there is a real place known as heaven (John 14:1-7; Revelation 7:15-17; Revelation 21:3) and there is a real place known as hell (Psalms 9:17; Matthew 13:42; 2 Thessalonians 1:9). How one makes it to hell is simple: you choose to reject the only hope in the world—Jesus Christ. How one makes it to heaven is equally as simple: you accept Jesus Christ as who He is—Lord and Savior.

The Word of God makes it clear that Jesus is the only way, ““Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.””

I pray that you will stop today and reflect on the fact that you have an appointment date… where will you be?

Chris Wall is Pastor of Mesquite Baptist Church, 742 W. Pioneer Blvd., Suite A. Sunday worship is at 10:30. We can also be found on Facebook and YouTube