The “Halloween” season is here, and we are heading into the season of Thanksgiving!! Wow this year is flying! I love Fall. I love the temperature, the colors and all the seasonal foods and “tastes of the season”.
A lot of Christians stay away from Halloween and don’t celebrate it in any way. That is not an argument I want to have, but when my kids were younger, we would walk around the neighborhood with them as they collected their candy while they were dressed like a superhero or some princess. Since our kids are older, we just enjoy seeing all the neighborhood little ones come to our house to get candy from us. We live at a corner of the neighborhood, so we don’t get a ton of traffic from trick or treaters. That just means I get to have the candy that is left over!!
Those who know me well, or those who have read my past “what’s new” columns know that I DO NOT like hairless cats AT ALL. There aren’t any more caps I can add to emphasize that point more!! They are NASTY creatures. I am a confident believer that God did not make them, but somewhere in time, some jerk of a scientist thought they could make a hypo-allergenic cat and boom……they did. Just horrible!!!
When our kids were younger and went trick or treating, there was a house in our neighborhood that had a few of those nasty things and I wouldn’t go near that place. The kids were on their own for that one!! I am not trying to be a tough guy, but those dang things are one of the only creatures that I fear! If someone comes near me with one, I am out of there!!
As scared of them as I am, there is something worse that scares me more! It may seem cliché to some people, and it may come across harsh to others, but the greatest fear is knowing that a lot of people don’t know Jesus Christ and are going to hell. That may seem a bit extreme to some people who are reading this, but it is the truth. There are simply two options…. Heaven or Hell!! There is NOTHING in between and there never will be. It doesn’t matter how good of a person you are or the good things you have done, it all comes down to whether you are a follower of Christ or not.
The world has come up with many other “gray” areas to sugar coat life and make people feel better about themselves and their future. Well…. there is just no other way to say it than this ……Heaven is real…. Hell is real…. And without being a follower of Christ, there is absolutely no hope or chance of you going to heaven and your future for all eternity will be in Hell!!
Hairless cats scare me, but it is nothing in comparison to the horrors of what hell would be like. A lot of people like scary stories this time of year. Think about your own life right now, and if you aren’t a follower of Christ, your future for eternity is scarier than anything you can imagine. But there is HOPE!! There is Truth!! There is Love!! There is forgiveness and SOOOOO much more and it’s in Jesus Christ.
If you have never begun a relationship with Christ, go to our website right now! Go to our home page at chizrider.com and halfway down that page on the right side is a link that says, “True Salvation is just a click and prayer away”. Take time right now to go there and leave the scariness of your future for the hope and security you can have in Christ.
Thank you for checking in and for your time!
Chiz
