For those who reject the Lord Jesus as their Savior, there will be no escape on Judgement Day. Amos describes this “no escape” scene: a man is running from a lion, then meets a bear, he runs into his house and is bitten by a serpent. Let us show Jesus to the world!
The hardest part for a Christian is to accept salvation by grace. That is very different to understand. We want to pay for what we get. But, in fact, nothing that we can produce is acceptable to God. The just shall live by faith. Lord, help us to believe this!
Aged wine and the finest of meats are on the menu for the banquet the Lord will give on the last day. On that day there will be much celebration because death will be no more.
If we could have kept Paul in freedom, we certainly would have done it. The Lord, however, knew that he would be more effective in prison. Through Isaiah the Lord states: “My Ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts, higher than yours!”