Daily Devotional

ESCAPING HELL AND GAINING THE VICTORY OF HEAVEN

September 17

eloved, when an unrepentant wicked person dies, they go directly to a place of torment (Luke 16:19-31) called hell or Hades. (Please read the passage from the Bible). This is a place prepared by God for all the lost who refuse to receive the Lord Jesus as King of their lives. This place is described as a place of punishment in a Lake of Fire that burns forever. Many people who are hypocrites and filled with wickedness will appear in hell and will be quite surprised by that fact! Many will attend churches and give a vocal testimony without including a true heart change, and will not know the Lord Jesus in true repentance and the "new birth" through His blood-cleansing work of Calvary. This is sad! It is especially sad because it is so unnecessary. The wicked of this world are deceived into believing that they can enjoy the pleasures of this world without answering to God; and because they avoid God and the conviction of the Holy Spirit, they miss out on something wonderful! Beloved, there is no greater pleasure than for a person to lay his/her head on their pillow at night knowing that they are truly delivered from the hand of Satan by their confession of the Lord Jesus as Lord and Savior! There is no greater joy than to think that if we go to sleep at night and do not wake up in the morning on the earth, we can wake up in a place called heaven and live forever in the presence of the Living God! What momentary pleasure of the earth can satisfy the heart and soul like that one single thought? None! It is so unnecessary to live one more day outside the safety and protection of trusting God in Heaven for your salvation. Why not today?

Prayer

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Father in Heaven, I want the full assurance of my salvation to come to me today! I deny Satan and his sick works of darkness in my life. I pray for cleansing from all sin in my life. I confess Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. Help me to be free of the condemnation and guilt of my past, in Jesus' name, amen!