Giving the Messge of Hope to Those Who are Lost

         I looked at a world clock this morning as it gave all kinds of statistics about life an death. The numbers were going so fast I could hardly keep up with them. The day is not even 8 hours old and already almost 50,000 people died. As I looked at the count, it was moving at almost ten deaths per second. The interesting fact of that world clock and its counting of various groups is that there are a lot more people dying of other things than the current outrage of our “pandemic.” No one has shut down the world over those things, but they continue nonetheless. As one person put it, “It is not dying of a disease that is important, but dying without the Lord Jesus Christ.” As I looked at the clocks spinning wildly, I realize that there were perhaps 30% of those that died as being a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. So, about 15,000 of those that died were believers which means that 35,000 died and went into eternity without Christ. They will find themselves later on at the Great White Throne where a final judgment will be pronounced and forever abide in a place called “Hell.” It will be a place of eternal separation from God, a place that is described as alone, burning, and with no hope. It will be filled with anguish and regret but nothing will comfort them. Matthew 7:23 says, “'And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

           The time of judgment will be filled with people who thought they were “good” only to find that they missed the mark entirely. It might be that no one told them how to escape such a terrible end or it may have been due to their own pride. Whatever the reason, a number of people will have passed away even while you are reading this. Even at this point, another 2500 people have died while I type away with this thought for the day. There are a lot of theories going around today about the current world conditions and in the end, they are just theories but one thing is sure and that is 16,000,000 people have died in the world this year and it is only April. That should make you groan or sigh or think, “Oh, my goodness.” Who will you find in your path today? More than likely there will be someone who is not a believer especially if we live in a world where only about 30% are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. That means probably seven out of ten people you meet today will be lost and extremely worried about how much hand sanitizer they have in the closet. You can look out your window and see your neighbors and wonder if they know the Lord Jesus Christ or not. It is up to you to let them know as you pray for them and then to utilize the opportunity that God gives you to share something with them. The Apostle Paul said to the Philippian Jailer, to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. May we be ready always to give an answer for the hope that is in us to others that need to desperately hear the gospel message. Praise God for His salvation. I just checked and over 5,000 people more have passed from this life just in the time to write 596 words.