Choosing Our Destination
February 2, 2010
by John ImlerJohn is an RVchurchesUSA Ambassor and author of It’s Never Too Late While many would rather not consider the question of their final destination, our Guidebook (the Bible) indicates that the choice is being made every day of our journey (Matthew 6:24).
As soon as we begin to make our own decisions, we are choosing our final destination. At that point we decide which of two roads we are going to travel. One of those roads may offer more earthly excitement but it is the way of the foolish and leads to destruction (Proverbs 12:15; Matt. 7:13). The other road is more difficult (Matthew 7:14), but it offers the luxury of a personal Guide, Jesus Christ (John 14:6), and leads to eternal life.
We must seriously consider our decision—making sure that it is really a decision not just a temporary consideration of the two options. In Luke 8:11-15, Jesus tells of those who considered the choices, yet made different decisions. The Apostle Paul warns about those who hear the Bible message yet do not arrive at the right destination (Heb. 4:2).
Webster defines “decide” as “to conclude or settle.” He further says that this definition is the least specific and that a more complete definitions can be found in the meaning of the word “settle” which “stresses finality of decision” and/or “resolve – implying formal deliberation and finality of decision or determination.” It is this resolve that Christ spoke of in Luke 8:15.
Perhaps we should look at the time of our death as just a stopover on our way to our final eternal destination. We could look at it as a time when we go through a check point or appear before a customs official to see that our names are written in God’s Book of Life. Remember, we will be taking nothing with us on this last leg of the trip (1 Tim. 6:7).
These two destinations – commonly referred to as Heaven and Hell – are totally opposite in what they offer. The Bible describes one as the place without God (2 Thessalonians 1:9) and the other as a place where God dwells (Acts 7:48-49). Since God is the source of all that we know as “good” (James 1:17), it would seem wise that we make the decision to assure that His dwelling place is our home for eternity.
However, that is a choice each of us must make. John 3:16-19 invites you to choose your destination today.
John welcomes your comments either below or email him directly at john@faithrescued.com
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