5/19 Maranatha Devotionals

Suicide

Whether or not you are thinking about ending your life and committing suicide, I want you to know that every human being does. Some readers may say that they have never thought about killing themselves. However, I am here to say that they have.


A person may not be thinking of ending their physical life but they most certainly are thinking, or have thought about, what will happen with their eternal life. Some may think:

  • once they die, that's it - nothing more. The Bible says:
    ~Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:


  • they've been "good enough" in this life - they haven't murdered anyone, etc. They think their good deeds will outweigh the bad. But the Bible says:
    ~James 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.


  • the fact that they are a member of the world's biggest church will get them into Heaven. The Bible says about Jesus:
    ~Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.



Salvation does not come from a church or by good deeds. Salvation comes by Jesus Christ and believing in Him through faith. Once faith sets in, believing that He is God come to earth in human form to take our punishment for our sin because we could not ever be good enough to enter Heaven. Jesus rose from the dead and ascended into Heaven where He awaits to come reign on earth. Accepting Jesus' perfect gift on the cross as payment for your sins will decide where you will spend eternity!

So which is it? Are you going to go ahead and commit spiritual suicide? Or will you decide today what you will do with eternity? What will you do with Jesus Christ?  Which door will you go through?  The door of ignorance or the door to eternal life with Jesus Christ in Heaven!  If you want to remain in ignorance now, just know that you will have to meet Him one day but it will be too late to make a decision then.  As Hebrews 9:27 points out, once you die it's judgment time.  Please do not delay!  Please do not commit spiritual suicide!!

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