You are standing.
See yourself there, standing at a lake.
For as far as your eye can see, the lake exists.
With sadness, you envision the lake’s depth, breadth, and width……and you begin to wonder,

“How many are there?”
“Will the number be too high to count?”
“Will anyone we know be there, in the lake?”
With excruciating clarity, we hang our head, ashamed, and we release a long, held breath and whisper, “Probably.”

Ashamed. We should have searched for time to witness….More!

Ashamed. We should have prayed for opportunities….More!

Ashamed. We should have studied God’s Word….More!

Ashamed. We should have testified of our Savior….More!

The Lake Really Exists!!!

• We who can see, most definitely see with clarity.
• We who see, most definitely choose how close to Jesus we wish to be.
• We who see, most definitely cannot ever be blind again.  It is impossible. 
• We who see, most definitely realize how dark the darkness was when it permeated our hearts.
• We who see, most definitely know exactly how far we have come. Even though we cannot yet see inside heaven’s gates, still we know it exists.

We glance back over our shoulder; we can see how far we have come, &

We whisper….We speak….We shout….and We sing,

“THANK YOU, JESUS, FOR DYING FOR ME.  YES!!!!  THANK YOU, GOD, FOR SENDING A SAVIOR AND REDEEMER.

THANK YOU GOD….FOR SETTING ME FREE.

FOR ONCE WE WERE SO TOTALLY BLIND, BUT NOW WE CAN SEE, & THERE IS NO WAY WE ARE EVER GOING BACK……
TO THE DARKNESS,
TO THE VEILED OBSCURITY,
TO THE HEARING BUT NOT ACCEPTING,
TO THE SEEING BUT NOT BELIEVING,
TO THE KNOWING BUT NOT CONFESSING, NOT RECEIVING.
THANK YOU, JESUS!!!!

The LAKE Really Exists!!!

“And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” (2 Corinthians 4:3-4)

Last night, the moon illuminated the sky with its brightness: this morning, the moon illuminated my hallway as I walked to make coffee.  The moon’s brightness, we learned in school, reflects the sun’s light, even while the sky remains dark.
Therefore, even when it is dark, still it is light.

There are so many, too many, who are wandering through life in darkness, walking through their days with their eyes veiled to the truth of the gospel, and they are perishing because Satan roams this world, seeking whom he may devour, stealing what can be stolen, taking all that can be taken, distracting many with so many distractions, doing anything possible to blind their minds to the God of Truth.

Unbelief is serious!!!
Let us say that again…….UNBELIEF IS SERIOUS !!!!!!!
Because the unbelieving have eyes that cannot see the light of the gospel of Christ Jesus. 
Because the unbelieving cannot see the glory of Christ. 
Because the unbelieving cannot see the truth of Jesus….who is the image of God.

FAITH IS A CHOICE.

FAITH IS A DECISION EVERYONE MAKES…INDIVIDUALLY!

The Bible reveals how serious—-
This lack of sight,
This lack of believing,
This lack of admitting,
This lack of confession…..Really Is!!!!

THE LAKE REALLY EXISTS!!!

“And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone;  where the beast and the false prophet are also;  and they will be tormented day and night; forever and ever.” (Revelation 20:10)

• Faith is learning to trust Jesus.
• Faith is leaning on God.
• Faith is seeing God with spiritual eyes, a truth that sets us totally free.
• Faith is absolute trust.
• Faith is absolute confidence that Jesus Christ is exactly who HE SAYS HE IS!!!
• Faith is relying upon God’s Power, walking within HIS wisdom, and trusting HIS goodness.

God loves us!!!
God made heaven for HIS creation, but sin is also so real, and sin separates us from God. We need JESUS!!!

God made hell for Satan and his host of demons….not for mankind….but hell exists; it really exists; and those…

• Who choose not to see,
• Who choose to resist God,
• Who continue to walk in darkness….they will not reside in heaven with God. 

Faith is serious!!!
Belief is serious!!!
Acceptance is serious!!!
Confession is serious!!!
WHY?
The Bible reveals that truth for us.

“Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life;  and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds.
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.
Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire.  This is the second death, into the lake of fire.
And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire”  (Revelation 20: 11-15)

THE LAKE REALLY EXISTS!!!

Faith is absolute confidence in God who sent His only begotten Son to earth to redeem us (to purchase us…to pay our sin debt).
By the blood of Jesus we are healed and set free.
May We Walk Awake, With Our Eyes Wide Open…..

May We Walk, Seeing Those Who Don’t Yet Believe…..

Lack of Faith In God Is SO SERIOUS.