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it seemed far longer.
“Yes, Lord,” replied the angel, pointing toward an entry made in the great volume before him, “his name appears in the book.”
God turned to Chris. There was a broad smile upon His countenance. “Well done, good and faithful servant, well done, my son. Enter into the eternal joy that I’ve prepared for you.”
“Thank you, Lord.” A tremendous weight had been lifted from his soul.
Jesus bid Chris to rise. They walked together from the judgment hall, across the white marble floors of the outer courts.
“What now?” Chris asked Jesus. “I mean, where do we go from here?”
Jesus stopped momentarily, looking into His companion’s eyes understandingly. He smiled broadly. “Where? That is totally up to you, Chris. A long journey lies ahead of you, as it does for all humanity. The end of life is not the end of man’s sojourn, far from it; it is but the beginning. The first steps in any journey are the most difficult and important ones. Those are the ones that you took on Earth. When you accepted Me into your heart, and as you followed Me throughout your life, you decided which direction your personal voyage would take you. You chose the narrow path. Too few people find it, for the world is full of cares and concerns that obscure the way. Though I offer to carry their burdens, most reject me.
For the wide highway that leads to destruction, to Hell, is so much easier to find and travel. They find the pleasures it offers along the way too sweet, too tempting to pass up. But you rejected the easy way; you searched out the narrow path. And it has taken you to the threshold of a wondrous land. You will learn much there, and along the way, you will grow in wisdom as well. God’s judgment and mine are now behind you. We are both very pleased with you.”
For a moment, Chris seemed confused, “Your judgment, Lord?”
“Yes,” Jesus said. “Did you not know that judgment begins in the House of the Lord? For you, judgment is over; but for those who rejected my sacrifice, a final judgment is ahead for them, a judgment at the end of time. But don’t be afraid. Today, I have weighed you and the fruit of your faith in Me in the balance. I am very pleased with what you have accomplished. I am very pleased with you. You have fought the good fight. Now the road to eternity lies open before you.”
“Lord, I can never thank you enough for opening this road to Heaven for me. I wouldn’t have made it without you.”
“And you were worth the sacrifice,” replied Jesus, placing a compassionate hand upon the young man’s shoulder. “Our Father sent me into the world, that you might have everlasting life, that you might have communion with Him, as I do.”
“But now that I’m here, what do I do?” Chris asked.
Again Jesus smiled. “Continue the journey. You’ve done a pretty good job so far, stay the course. I urge you to get to know the Father better, love Him as He has loved you, and love those around you, even as God has loved you. These are the two greatest commandments that I gave you on Earth. Nothing has changed. It is the same in Heaven, as it was on Earth. You followed these commandments on Earth, and I am proud of you. Stay the course, Chris, let the love within you flow to all of those around you.”
Chris couldn’t help but smile at that comment. It meant a lot to him to hear it coming from Jesus. “Thank you, Lord.”
“But there is something else,” Jesus said, his tone somewhat more serious. “Chris, you need to stop worrying so much. Worry does not add so much as a minute to your life, or an inch to your height. Take one day at a time. Don’t worry about tomorrow because our Father has everything in control. But I know that you are still searching for a starting point, and I shall give it to you. From there the rest will be up to you.”
Jesus led Chris into the bright mists beyond the great pillars at the threshold of the outer court. For a moment, they seemed to
“Yes, Lord,” replied the angel, pointing toward an entry made in the great volume before him, “his name appears in the book.”
God turned to Chris. There was a broad smile upon His countenance. “Well done, good and faithful servant, well done, my son. Enter into the eternal joy that I’ve prepared for you.”
“Thank you, Lord.” A tremendous weight had been lifted from his soul.
Jesus bid Chris to rise. They walked together from the judgment hall, across the white marble floors of the outer courts.
“What now?” Chris asked Jesus. “I mean, where do we go from here?”
Jesus stopped momentarily, looking into His companion’s eyes understandingly. He smiled broadly. “Where? That is totally up to you, Chris. A long journey lies ahead of you, as it does for all humanity. The end of life is not the end of man’s sojourn, far from it; it is but the beginning. The first steps in any journey are the most difficult and important ones. Those are the ones that you took on Earth. When you accepted Me into your heart, and as you followed Me throughout your life, you decided which direction your personal voyage would take you. You chose the narrow path. Too few people find it, for the world is full of cares and concerns that obscure the way. Though I offer to carry their burdens, most reject me.
For the wide highway that leads to destruction, to Hell, is so much easier to find and travel. They find the pleasures it offers along the way too sweet, too tempting to pass up. But you rejected the easy way; you searched out the narrow path. And it has taken you to the threshold of a wondrous land. You will learn much there, and along the way, you will grow in wisdom as well. God’s judgment and mine are now behind you. We are both very pleased with you.”
For a moment, Chris seemed confused, “Your judgment, Lord?”
“Yes,” Jesus said. “Did you not know that judgment begins in the House of the Lord? For you, judgment is over; but for those who rejected my sacrifice, a final judgment is ahead for them, a judgment at the end of time. But don’t be afraid. Today, I have weighed you and the fruit of your faith in Me in the balance. I am very pleased with what you have accomplished. I am very pleased with you. You have fought the good fight. Now the road to eternity lies open before you.”
“Lord, I can never thank you enough for opening this road to Heaven for me. I wouldn’t have made it without you.”
“And you were worth the sacrifice,” replied Jesus, placing a compassionate hand upon the young man’s shoulder. “Our Father sent me into the world, that you might have everlasting life, that you might have communion with Him, as I do.”
“But now that I’m here, what do I do?” Chris asked.
Again Jesus smiled. “Continue the journey. You’ve done a pretty good job so far, stay the course. I urge you to get to know the Father better, love Him as He has loved you, and love those around you, even as God has loved you. These are the two greatest commandments that I gave you on Earth. Nothing has changed. It is the same in Heaven, as it was on Earth. You followed these commandments on Earth, and I am proud of you. Stay the course, Chris, let the love within you flow to all of those around you.”
Chris couldn’t help but smile at that comment. It meant a lot to him to hear it coming from Jesus. “Thank you, Lord.”
“But there is something else,” Jesus said, his tone somewhat more serious. “Chris, you need to stop worrying so much. Worry does not add so much as a minute to your life, or an inch to your height. Take one day at a time. Don’t worry about tomorrow because our Father has everything in control. But I know that you are still searching for a starting point, and I shall give it to you. From there the rest will be up to you.”
Jesus led Chris into the bright mists beyond the great pillars at the threshold of the outer court. For a moment, they seemed to
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