Gardens along the way...21...the Book of Life

 Gardens along the way...21...the Book of life...

Yesterday our women’s Bible study finished the study by Dr. David Jeremiah, “Agents of the Apocalypse”. He was speaking of the last judgements, the Book of life, and the last invitation...

Jesus saying, “come”...

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.

Revelation 22:17

My mind wanders in peculiar ways some times...I kept picturing this luscious garden planted by the master Gardener...so perfect in every way, must have been that way in the Garden of Eden...

Sin entered...and Adam and Eve were deceived...then banished from that perfect garden...how heartbroken God must have been to banish them from his perfectness...something He prepared just for them and those to come...to fellowship with them...

The Book of life...here’s this book with everyone’s name entered...as each makes their way through life, they each have a choice whether to believe and accept by faith, Jesus...or follow the deceiver ...those who believe, their name stays in the book...those who follow the deceiver, their names are blotted out...

God desires that none are blotted out, that none should perish...

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:9

But, I just keep picturing this garden, planted lusciously...new plants appear- greatly blessed...but others disappear, missed from their spot, blotted out, leaving a hole that can’t be filled...how those spots must distress the Gardener...

The Book of Life...filled with names of those who believe...with spots blotted out because of unbelief...how those holes must hurt the Author...

We each have a choice to believe or not...not my words, but the Author of life...not my judgement, but His...

For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.

Ecclesiastes 12:14 

Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Hebrews 9:27-28 

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

1 John 5:11-13

Thank YOU....