Lately I have been reminded about life's fragility and that we are never certain as to when ours will end. Our pastor said that the dash between our date of birth and date of death represents our life. It symbolizes the journey which we have taken while here on this earth. It is the dash I want to look at here and look at three different types of people on that journey. The three types are those who start out good and finish bad, those who start out bad but finish good and lastly those who start out good and finish good. This blog is about those who start out good but finish badly. A good example of that type is King Solomon.
King Solomon was born to David and Bathsheba and became king after David. He was asked by God what he wanted God to do for him when he became king . He didn't ask for wealth, fame or power but he desired to have the wisdom to rule Israel well. God was pleased with his request. He not only gave him the wisdom he sought but He also gave Solomon wealth and fame along with power. Solomon started out great recognizing his need for God to rule. But something happened to Solomon as he went along. He began to marry foreign women as a way to establish connections and peace with these lands. They began to influence him and draw his heart away from God. He built places for them to worship their gods and even joined in. His heart was no longer pure before God. There are many folks who start out in life knowing God but turn away and begin to seek the things of the world. They no longer care about the things of God. They end up losing out on eternity because of their choices. God has some great blessings for us both here and in eternity only if we stay true to Him. Jesus tells us that He is the vine and we are the branches and we must abide in Him if we want to live and grow. When we cut ourselves loose from Jesus we will die. Spiritual death is what we are born into because of sin but God makes a way to prevent that. So when we are no longer in the vine we are cast out and ready to be burned. God loves each of so much and desires us to be with Him forever and not seperated for all eternity.
My simple question to us is this? Have we started out good with God and are we still good or have we left things of this world to take our eyes and our hearts off of God? If so, God is still there waiting for you to come back to Him and get back on the right path. Don't wait til its too late!
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