Luke 16:26
26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’
Are Christians happy about people being separated from God forever in Hell? Some think we look down on those far from God as being inferior to us and are snickering behind our Bibles at their eventual destruction. If any church person feels that way, and I’m not sure who does, they don’t have Christ’s love for the lost.
If we begin to have a heart like Jesus, we will be willing to go anywhere, even terrible places, to bring the lost to God. A great evidence is this verse from Jesus’ teaching on the rich man and Lazarus. Abraham tells the rich man that a chasm exists between Heaven and Hell to stop traffic in either direction. Are we willing to take steps today, when no chasm exists, to find people far from God and bring them to His grace?
Prayer prompt: Lord, send me a love like You have and send me to the world.