Eternal Wrath

In life, there are some choices and decisions which cannot be taken back. However, we can always learn from our mistakes, and through wisdom, and guidance, we can even grow as people.

In this sense, there are very few acts and decisions in life which will permanently determine the rest of our fate. If you commit rape and murder, you will probably go to jail, but it does not mean that you cannot meet Christ later in life. Even if we commit the most heinous crime, we can ultimately be forgiven by God.

However, this is not the case after death. We have one life to live, and then we are done. We will submit to God the whole of our lives, and God will judge us based on that. Once God pronounces His divine judgment, whether for good or bad, that decision is permanent. Moreover, God's judgments are eternal. J.C Ryle states, "The state of things after the judgment-is changeless and without end. This misery of the lost, and the blessedness of the save-are both alike forever... As surely as God is eternal-so surely is heaven an endless day without night, and hell an endless night without day!"

Most of us have around seventy years to figure out how we want to spend the rest of eternity. Comparatively, this is not a lot of time. So make the most of it, and above all, live a life that is pleasing to God. Once God makes His judgment, He will not change His mind.

Living Life