Regrets Can Last For Eternity
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have Everlasting Life” (John 3:16).
Our introductory verse is probably the best known verse in the Bible. The verse, or its reference John 3:16, has been displayed publicly at many places including sporting events and other venues for entertainment. Most of us have seen this scripture displayed many times as we have gone about our daily lives.
The Lord, in this verse, is showing mankind His way to the gracious Salvation He offers to “whosoever will” hear Him and come His way. His way was to send His Son to die on the Cross to pay the sin debt owed by man. The Lord is promising Eternal Life to all those who realize their need for a Savior and come to Him in repentance and faith – faith in Christ and Him crucified. He does not ask us to preform any great work, only to believe. It’s all by Grace, through faith. That’s it. It’s an incredible display of the Lord’s mercy and Grace.
For those that have heard the Lord’s clarion call and have not heeded its message; hopefully they will have a “shoulda” moment and reverse course and come to the Lord. There are important moments in all of our lives, times when we have an important decision to make. Understanding and accepting what the Lord is graciously offering here will determine where a person spends eternity. There could be no greater moment of choice in our lives than when we hear the Gospel presented.
Regrets in this life are something we must accept and live with. There are levels of regret, some more serious and important than others. Having heard the way to Salvation offered by the Lord and not seeing its importance in one’s life is something that will result in a regret of unmeasurable significance if one continues on that path. Hopefully, for those traveling this path, there will be a realization of what “coulda” been and a reaching out to the Lord for His provision of Salvation for whosoever will simply come to Him and acknowledge that He is God and that loves us and has reached down to us with His Mercy and grace. There is time for a course correction here. We have this life to make things right with the Lord.
The Lord Jesus is coming again in the Rapture of the church. All those that are born again will be caught up to meet Him in the air. The Apostle Paul explains this in 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. If someone has not come to Lord after hearing the Lord’s clear call, he will experience a “woulda” moment after this great event takes place. He would have gone in the Rapture had he obeyed the Lord’s Word. The Rapture of the church is the next prophetic event to take place. It could happen at any moment. The Great Tribulation will follow the Rapture and will bring destruction on this earth as never seen before. It is the time of God’s judgment on a rebellious world that rejects Him.
If you have heard the Lord call out to you through the Holy Spirit after reading or hearing the Gospel, and have not harkened to His call; I strongly encourage you to come to Him today. This will result in becoming a child of God and in spending eternity with the God that loves you. Hear Him calling out to you today and come to the One Who died on a cruel Cross to pay the sin debt owed that you might be saved.
Coulda, shoulda, woulda times come in our lives. We deeply regret some of the decisions we have made in our lives. By making a decision for Christ today we will avoid spending eternity with unimaginable regrets. Hell is final and looking back to what we “woulda” had if we had accepted the gracious Salvation offer will not change anything. All our chances for Salvation are for whatever time the Lord has given us in this life. Don’t be of those whose regret results in the knowledge that they should have trusted in the Lord, could have believed and become a child of God, and would have spent eternity safe and secure in the presence of the Lord.
“….Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the Day of Salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2)
Always Remember,
God Loves You!
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