It seems hard to believe that a God who loves and cares for us, who made us each special to him, would want us to perish. But he doesn't. He desires for each of us to come to a saving knowledge of his grace, repent of our shortcomings, and put our faith in Jesus Christ.
So why does he judge people? Why will he judge the whole world in the end? It is because he is holy and good. He cannot allow injustice to continue unchallenged, or he would not be the Good Father. He cannot let sin continue to rule the world; selfishness, pride, greed, lust, evilness cannot continue unchecked. Instead he gives each of us a choice. We have to choose either self or God, we cannot serve both. We choose God and the redemption of the precious blood of Christ. We choose the narrow path toward righteousness with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
He will judge the world and separate the goats from the sheep. The goats will be sent to torment to answer for the wrongs that they committed. The sheep will join in the celebration as Jesus Christ establishes his rule of peace forever as the Good Shepherd. He will not permit evil to remain, but we will rule with him in a world set to right. No more taking advantage of the weak or poisoning the earth. No more killing or sickness. With evil gone forever, only good will remain. And God wants all of us at the party. What excuse is there? I'm too busy, I'll seek God later...I'm doing just fine on my own...I don't want God meddling in my life.... Why would anyone reject the invitation? He's knocking at the door, we need to open it and let him into our lives today! Realize that what he has planned is so much better than the selfish plans and desires we cling to!
What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? (Matt 16:26a)
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Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
“Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
“But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’ So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. He asked, ‘How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless.
“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
“For many are invited, but few are chosen.” (Matt 22:1-14)
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