READ: 1
JOHN 2:12-17
Heaven is a
long way from here. To get there you must make serious preparation. Those who
want to travel overseas generally make serious preparations in order to procure
travel documents. Some even go to the extent of borrowing large sums of money
in order to bring the dream of travelling to the realm of reality. More efforts
must be made in order to get to heaven. You must be able to control your
stomach when you want to fast. You must be able to control your flesh and stop
wearing dresses that do not glorify God, even though it attracts attention to
you. Some dress to attract men while some dress to please God. According to 1
John 2:15-17, some people will not make heaven, no matter how much they try.
What will take some people to hell is the lust of the flesh or the lust of the
eyes and pride of the world. Matthew 26:41 says: “Watch and pray, lest you enter
into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Prayer aloe will not be sufficient. You have to watch and be careful. Some of
us do not even pray anymore. Why all these preparations? It is because the
extra preparations determine the difference between the foolish and the wise
among the chosen. We are not talking about the unsaved. We are talking about
those who are already born again, sanctified, and holy. Even among the chosen
ones, some will still not make it because of lack of extra preparations. You
have to be extra-ordinarily ready for heaven. Get ready today.
MEMORIZE:
MATTHEW 26:41 –Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit
indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
