When I was 22 years old, I started to wonder, What would happen to me if I died? Several friends were no longer here on planet earth. A few high school friends died in the Vietnam War (well, now you know what decade I belong to); a few died in car accidents; two died of suicide.
The more I pondered this final destination question and admitted that my life was spelled P-A-R-T-Y, the more I was certain “ If I died, I would go to this place called hell. My church upbringing was definite about that!
Two years later, at the age of 24, someone took the time to share with me how I could receive the gift of eternal life and how I could be certain that I would be with God now and forevermore. What welcome news!
I distinctly remember that night and the following weeks as I began to read through a little pocket Bible and study the outlines highlighted in the front of the Bible. I remember searching for my first church, not knowing exactly what to look for, but knowing that the pastor up front better be using a Bible!
As time went on, I remember some frightening personal incidents and God planting His promise in my heart, May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding be in your heart and mind and What a blessed place it is to be securely in the hands of God, not because of what I did or didn't do, but because of what He did for me; and to know that someday I will be with Him forever in Heaven.
Do you know for sure that you are going to be with God in Heaven someday???