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Hell is No Joke

Thought for Today - October 9
Hell Is No Joke!  -  By: Robert A. Searles
     Has anyone ever told you to “go to Hell”?  Have you ever told anyone to “go to Hell”?  Have you heard any  “jokes” about Hell?  Have you told any  “jokes” about Hell?  My friend, allow me to tell you and warn you, by the authority of  the  Word of God, the holy bible, that Hell is no joke and is not to be trifled with and taken lightly.
     Hell is a real place, even as earth is a real place, and Heaven is a real place.  Hell is a place of continual fire, kindled by the anger of God:  “For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest Hell and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the  foundations of the mountains.” Deuteronomy 32: 22.
     Hell is a place prepared by God for the devil and all the rebellious angels who followed him, and the eternal abode of all who willfully reject the love of God.
    “Then shall he say also  unto them on the left hand, depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.” Matthew 25:41.  
    No one will automatically go to Heaven; but everyone WILL automatically go to Hell unless they are SAVED.  There is no middle ground where we receive a  second chance.  Someone has rightly said: “Going to Hell requires no decision, and no reservation is necessary.

    Unless we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ: that he is God manifested in the flesh, Emanuel, God with us, and that he came to offer himself a sacrifice to pay the penalty for our sins, and unless we confess that we are all sinners and need a Savior and recognize Jesus Christ as our redeemer and rescuer, and call upon him to have mercy upon us and save us, our destiny will be to spend eternity in that horrible, eternal place called Hell.  Being in Hell forever is the natural state of mankind without God, just as cold  is the natural state without heat, and darkness the natural state  without light.
     To be condemned by God and separated from him forever means Hell, indeed!  The bible says: “He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten son of God, and this is  the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.” John 3: 18, 19
      My friend, if you would rather “hide out” as it were, in the darkness of sin, and rebellion rather than to enter into God's light of love; if you are a lover of this world rather than a lover of God, then on the  authority of God's word, Hell is your  inheritance forever.  When our blessed Lord Jesus Christ walked on the earth, he taught and warned of the dangers of Hell fire more than the
 glories of Heaven. Hell is a place of continual, everlasting sorrow, grief, anguish, pain and suffering; it is a place of perpetual darkness where there is “weeping and wailing, and gnashing of teeth”, and as the scripture says: “the worm dieth not” - that is – the fire is never extinguished, the thirst is never quenched, the pain is never eased, the loneliness and despair of being  forever separated from a loving God and godly loved ones is never abated. - See Matthew 8: 12 and Mark 9: 43-48.
    “The children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness, there shall be weeping and gnashing of  teeth,” “If thy hand offend thee, cut it off it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two  hands to go into Hell, into the fire that  never shall be quenched: where their worm dieth not, and the fire  is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for
 thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into Hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched.  And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into  hell fire, where their worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched.”
    The Lord Jesus Christ confirmed the fact that Hell is a real place of fire and eternal punishment, and gave us warning that it is to be avoided at all cost 

    There is a great gulf fixed between Heaven and Hell, between the good  and the evil.  That gulf cannot be crossed.  No one is able to go from one to the other.  God is kind, and merciful and long suffering, but he has warned us that “his spirit shall not always strive with man.” Gen   6: 3.  One day God will close the doors of Heaven and all who have refused to hear his call will be shut out, and then all there is  left is Hell forever.  Today, the door of Heaven  is wide open, God is  calling.  If you hear his voice, answer his call and be saved: “Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6: 2.
    Tomorrow may be too late.  The door might be shut.
     In Luke's gospel chapter 16, verses 19-31, Jesus told of one who was rich in this world's goods and thought he had no need for God; but when he died he went to Hell: “And in Hell he lift up his eyes being in torments, and seeing Abraham afar off and Lazarus ( a poor  beggar, who in his lifetime knew and trusted God), in his bosom, he cried and said, father Abraham have mercy on me and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water  and cool my tongue for I am tormented in this flame”  Now it was too late for him to repent.  The door had been closed.  He was there in Hell forever, forever to be tormented.
     Don't fool yourself, my friend.  Don't take foolish chances, and gamble  with your eternal destiny.  Any moment could be your last on earth, and then where will you find yourself,  in Heaven, or in Hell?  “It is appointed unto man once to die (young or old, rich or poor), and after this the judgment.” Hebrews 9:27.  Where will  you stand at the judgment?  If you were to die today do you have  the assurance of Heaven or  is the mouth of Hell gaping wide open , waiting to receive you into everlasting habitations and torment?  Death is not the end of your existence, my friend,  but commencement, as it were, when you are either promoted to Heaven, or consigned to Hell forever.  When God created you and me, he gave us a life that would go on forever.  You and I will spend eternity some place, either in Heaven or in Hell.
    The bible says. “ It is appointed unto men once to die” (that is – our spirit and soul is to be separated from our physical body), “ and after that the judgment.” Hebrews 9:27.  How will you be judged when you find yourself before the judgment throne of God?  Jesus said: “At the end of the world, the angels shall come forth and  sever the wicked from among the just and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth.” Matthew 13: 49-50.
.   How will you be judged, as among the wicked or among the righteous?
      In the book of Revelation John tells us: “And I saw the dead, small and great stand before God; and the books were opened; and another book was opened which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, every man according to their works.And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and Hell delivered up the dead which were in them; and they were judged every man according to their works, and death and Hell were cast into the lake of fire.  This is the secomd death, and whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20: 12-15.
      “The fearful and unbelieving and the abominable, and murderers and whore mongers, and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death.,” Revelation 21: 8.
     My friend, is your name written in the lamb's book of life?  Have your sins been forgiven? Have you believed since you heard the Word of God?  Have you asked God to show you his loving kindness and tender mercies and apply the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ to your account so that you might be  declared righteous in his sight?  As you read these words and hear his voice, the opportunity is still available to you, but consider the awesome alternative that lies before you if you refuse.
     My friend, don't expect to party with your drinking “buddies” in Hell.  Hell fire always burns, but never consumes.  A split second after you leave this physical body, if  you find yourself in Hell, it will be a terrible unnecessary situation because God in his love and mercy has provided a way of escape from the horrors of Hell to enjoy the pardon of God forever.
      “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, I will give unto  him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.  He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. “Revelation 21: 6-7.
     The good news is that God himself so loved you and me that he took upon himself  human flesh in the person of Jesus Christ and came to earth to rescue from Hell, and to save all who will believe and trust in him.
  “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3: 16.
     “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved and thy house.” Acts 16: 31.  Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.  “As it is written, there is none righteous, no not one.” Romans 3: 10.
      “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23.  “The wages of sin is death (separation from  God in Hell forever), but the gift of God is everlasting life (with God forever in Heaven) Through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6: 23.
      “What must I do to be saved?”, the Philippian jailer asked.  “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and  thou shalt be saved and thy house.” Acts 16: 31 was the answer.
      My friend, while there is still  time for you to avoid the horrors of Hell forever, won't you heed the warning?  Hell is no joke: it is a horrible certainty for you unless you believe God, ask for his mercy , and trust in his promises.
 If you have read thus far in this message, if you have in your possession a copy of the Word of God, the Holy Bible, and if you have ever heard the preaching of the Word of God, perhaps the Holy Spirit is tugging at your heart, even perhaps
causing you to be quite uncomfortable and miserable, convicting you of the truth of what  you have heard  and read, and if that is so, then this is good evidence that God is drawing you to himself to be saved.  The bible says that no one can come to Christ except the Father draws him.  No one can earn salvation by  any amount of good works or good intentions or good
 deeds, for salvation is   a gift from God. 
      “For by grace are ye saved, through faith  and  that not of yourselves, it is a gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2: 8 ,9

     My friend, God sends no one to Hell  willingly.  God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.  If you go to Hell  it will be because you have trampled  on the love of God and the prayers of Christian loved ones and friends, the shed blood of Jesus Christ, and  the working of the Holy Spirit.  Don't be a fool.  “The fool hath sai in his heart, there is no God.” Psalm 53:  1.
     Believe the gospel that - “Christ Jesus  died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he rose again  the third day according to the scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15: 3, 4.
“Wherefore he is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever  liveth to make intercession for  them.” Hebrews 7: 25. 
      He is able to save all who will come to him by faith, and admit their sins  and by faith ask for his forgiveness.
     Will  you dear reader consider doing this if you have not already done so, before the door is eternally closed and it is everlastingly too late, and you  learn for sure that Hell is no joke because you find yourself there? When you have
 received Christ into your heart, and have become a born again child of God, confess him with your mouth.  The bible says that “With the heart man believeth and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Romans 10:10.;  Tell your friends, your wife, your  husband, your children, your parents and co-workers.  You ought to seek the fellowshipof other believers in a bible believing fundamental church where  the bible, and the bible alone is the sole authority for faith  and practice.  You ought also,  after you are saved,  follow the Lord in believer's baptism as a testimony of your  new life in Christ.   

      Read your bible and pray every day, and walk by faith in the spirit with the Lord

     May the Lord lead you and bless you and save you from the horrors of Hell which otherwise you  will find is no joke.

Take Heed

Thought for Today - October 10, 2022
Take Heed!
By: Robert A Searles

     Jesus said:  “Take heed that no man deceive you.” Matthew24: 4.  To take heed means to be careful, to be discerning, to analyze carefully what we hear from others, to see if what we are  hearing is indeed according to truth.  We hear many voices all the time.  There are many so called experts in every field of endeavor offering their seminars of advice, but we need to be very careful when we listen  to the advice of experts in the field of religion and theology lest we be led away from scriptural truth and be swayed by every word of false doctrines.  Search the scriptures daily to determine if what you  are hearing is indeed scriptural truth. 

 This also applies to  any other area of our lives.  There are many counselors in many different areas of life, but be careful of whom you take advice on any subject.

God's word tells us that: “Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful, nor standeth in the way of sinners, but his delight is in the law of the Lord, in his law doth he mediate day and night, he shall be like a tree planted by the river of waters, his leaf shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Psalm 1:
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     The word of God is a lamp unto our feet, able  to guide us, and direct us wherever we go and whatever we do;.  Christians have  a  God given light that others do not have.  Not that we  should boast, but that we should be wise as serpents and harmless as doves  and walk in  the light of knowledge that we have from God our Father.

   “Let no man deceive you with vain words: For because of these things comneth the wrath of
God upon the children of disobedience.  Be not ye therefore partakers with them.  For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light. ( For the fruit of the spirit  is in all goodness and righteousness and truth:) proving what  is acceptable unto the Lord, and have no fellowship  with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.  For it is a shame even to  speak of those things which are done of them in secret.  But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. Wherefore he saith, awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise redeeming the time. Because the days are evil wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will  of the Lord is.” Ephesians 5: 6-17.

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                                  Psalm 26: 7

Reason for Rejoicing

Thought For Today - October 7,2022
Reason  for Rejoicing
By: Robert A. Searles

     “I will greatly rejoice in  the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. For as the  earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that  are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all nations. “Isaiah 61: 10-11.

     We have good reason to rejoice and to be glad in the Lord,. Even though we live in an environment that is evil and corrupted by sin and disobedience to God.  God has  provided for his  redeemed, born again children a robe of righteousness, and crowned them with precious jewels while we wait for the long dark winter of sin to be over, and for God's springtime to come. 

 We are reminded, when we see the signs of spring on earth; when we see the buds began to appear on the trees; when we see the lilies and flowers popping their heads through the soil, that God's righteousness and praise will spring forth in the earth when our Lord and Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ returns, and God's righteousness shall prevail.

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Psalm 26: 7

All of Grace

Thought For Today - October 5
All Of Grace
By Robert A.Searles

     “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works,  lest any man should boast.  For we are his workmanship, created  in  Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that  we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2: 8, 9, 10.

     God saved us because he wanted to, not because had to.  He saved us because he loves us;  because he created us for himself unto good works.  He saved us because he is not  willing that any should perish.  Our salvation  is  by grace alone, through faith.  He imparted unto us the faith to believe the gospel and to call upon Christ to save us.

     At one time we were without God in the world, having no hope; but while we were lost, while we  were yet sinners, Christ came to save us, as many as will  believe and receive him as lord and Savior.

     “But now in Christ Jesus, ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.  For he is our peace, who hath made both one,  and hath broken down the middle wall of  partition between us; having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances: for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace: and that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby, and came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.  For through him we both have access by one spirit unto the Father.  Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets unto a holy temple in the Lord; in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God through the spirit.” Ephesians 2: 13-22.

     Both Jew and Gentile are invited by God the Father to partake of his grace, and receive Christ as Savior, and become part of his body, the church, and enjoy his  benevolence forever.

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God's Promise of Salvation

Thought for Today - October 4
God's Promise of Salvation
By: Robert A. Searles

Our salvation is completely dependent on the grace of God alone.  There is absolutely nothing that we can do to save ourselves.  God has promised to save all who will  believe and call upon him.
"But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him."  Psalm 37: 39-40

"And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation." Isaiah 25: 9
His name is Jesus, The Christ, our only Savior.

"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.   And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins" Matthew 1: 20,21 (KJV) Bible

 While in Prison, Paul and Silias were asked by their jailor - "...........Sirs, what must I do to be saved ? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Acts 16: 30,31 (KJV) Bible

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:" Ephesians 2: 8 (KJV) Bible

 "Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them." Hebrews 7: 25 (KJV) Bible
This promise is for all who have heard the call of God.  If you have never asked God For forgiveness of sins through Christ, and believed and called upon him for your salvation, today is the accepted time.  Won't you call  unto him today before it is too late

Positive Thinking

Thought for Today - October 2
Positive Thinking
By: Robert A. Searles

     Do you want to have a positive attitude and outlook on life?  Keep your mind constantly consciously fixed upon God.  “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.” Isaiah 26: 3.

     All the day long, think upon God; think of how holy God is; think of how just God is; think of how merciful and forgiving God is; think always of the love of God, and how he  expressed that love by his sacrifice for us.  Think of how mighty and powerful God is.  Think of how wise God is, and how wealthy he is.  The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof.  Think of how healthy God is; think of him who is full of life.  He is the creator of all life.  Think of how eternal God is, he is the first and the last, the beginning and the end, the alpha and omega.  And then think this one solemn thought:  God wants us to become as he is.  He wants us to be conformed to the image of his son.  If we think in this  way we will be thinking positively even as God thinks.  Therefore, if you want to be positive in  thoughts and attitudes, think always on the lord.

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