Why Would God Cast Any Away?

People can’t understand why if God loves us so much, which He does, how he could allow some of us to perish in an eternal lake of fire. This is a tough roadblock to get over. Instead of trying to find the true answer to this question, they make up more comfortable doctrine that makes room for everybody without any real commitment on our part. “You can believe in any God, or none at all”, they say, “and it is all just as good”.

Consider this… A policeman had two children. He spent his whole life loving them, adoring them, and teaching them the ways in which to be good and productive citizens. One child grew up, went to school, and followed his heart to become a doctor, caring for many with great compassion. His father was proud as could be, and held his son in the highest regard, and with the utmost respect.

Another son, however, hung out with troublemakers and rebelled against all his dad had taught him. His father still loved him very much, and as a result, was saddened by this son’s lawless behavior. One night, the police man was on his night watch, when he saw his son walking down the street. He was happy to see his son. He wanted to run over and start talking to him, but as his son came upon another man walking down the street, his son took out a knife and stabbed the man. His son ran off. The policeman was grief stricken. He ran out to help the man who had been stabbed, but it was of no use. The man bled to death before an ambulance could come.

What was the police officer to do? What would you do? If he turned in his son, and gave testimony to what he saw before the judge, he knew that his son would be convicted and be put to death for his crime. On the other hand, he had lived his whole life for truth and justice, and he knew that if his son did something like that once, that he could easily do it again. After crying for hours, he knew what he had to do. As much as he loved his son, as much as this tore him up inside, and he didn’t want to even consider it, he knew he had to bring his son in and give testimony to what he saw. This was the hardest thing he ever would have to do, but it was the only thing he could do.

Could you have made that same decision? God had to. We, in this life have been given the freedom to do as we please. However, we have been instructed in being good and productive citizens. Yet we commit wrongs against God every day. He has no choice but to attest to what He sees, no matter how much it breaks His heart. He must stay true to His nature to live for truth and justice. We all would be put death. Yet, He is a God of mercy. He loves us too much to let us perish like that. All He wants is to walk and talk with us like sons and daughters. He wants us to be all that He purposed for us to be. So, he sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to earth to teach us once more about what kind of life God desires of us. Then after living a perfect life, He died on the cross, took upon Himself all of our sin, that we might be pardoned of our own death sentence. All we have to do is receive His sacrifice for us, and we are free to go. Death and hell can not touch us after that.

So, you see, the choice is ours. God has done everything He can to find a way around our death sentence without compromising everything He is. However, we have to make the choice to ask for forgiveness of our sins and to receive the sacrifice Jesus made for us. We also have the choice to reject this free gift, and sit on death row, until our day of execution comes. Death and hell are forever. So is eternal life with God. We must come out of this commitment as changed people. We can’t pray a prayer and continue on as we were. We must make a commitment to God that, although we can’t be perfect right away, we will do what we can to learn to be restored into the person He intended for us to be.

If this meant anything to you, please pray the following:

“Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I’ve fallen short of the glory that you created human beings to live in, I don’t have any answers. I’ve tried many things on my own, but still feel unsatisfied. I am so sorry. Please accept me as I am. I offer you my heart, that I may someday be restored to Your likeness. Help me to find my way, as this is all new to me. Please keep me from getting discouraged. Hold me in your hand and lay a new foundation for my life. I want to know You more. Thank you for your gift of eternal life.

In Jesus' name I pray,
Amen”

If you prayed that, congratulations! You have just stepped into eternal life with God. All the angels and beings in heaven are celebrating at your decision to accept Jesus. Here is the next step to make sure that the restoration process has begun:

1) You need to get a Bible. Everything we need to know is in this book. Granted we won’t understand it all at once, but by reading and studying some everyday, we can begin to know God.
2) Keep praying. The salvation prayer is the first of many you’ll have to make. The Bible says to pray without ceasing. Learn to pray as often as you can. This is how you communicate with God, Himself.
3) Find a good Bible-believing church. Part of our glory is to fit into the body of believers in a productive way. We need to fellowship with other believers to keep us encouraged in the faith and to help us up when we are down. You can research many churches in your area on the internet to find out what they believe. Talk to the pastor, tell him you are a new believer, so that he will know best how to meet your needs to guide you in restoration.

Again, congratulations! You have just taken the first step towards total restoration, greater than anything else we’ve ever known. Please email me or reply on this post if you prayed this prayer. I want to be able to pray for you. Throughout scripture we see people publicly confessing their new faith, as a show of solidarity with God. If you want help finding a church, I’ll see what I can do, just let me know. Peace be with you! Be blessed!