Choose To Follow Jesus Now

And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!” (Revelation 5:13)

And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! (Revelation 6:15-16)

The Covid19 pandemic has either brought people closer to God or away from Him. For some people, Christ makes a little or no difference to their worldview. But Revelation chapters 4 to 7 gives us a glimpse of eternity.

The time we spend here on earth is just a brief prelude to something much more significant. How we respond to Jesus today has everything to do with where and how we will spend our future.

The contrast couldn’t be more striking. Those who embrace Jesus Christ as God’s provision for sin can anticipate a celebration that exceeds the world’s highest expectations. Those who reject Christ have a reason to tremble. The refusal to accept His free gift of salvation guarantees that they will experience God’s righteous wrath. Only in Jesus Christ can we escape this wrath!

God offers safety and security that begins now and lasts forever. Delaying to accept His offer only increases our risk of receiving judgment and deprives us of enjoying a new life with God and His blessings today and forever. A warning that our choice to follow or to reject Jesus has eternal consequences. So, let us choose to follow Jesus now!

– Contributed by Ptr. Neil Marlon Crisostomo