A Certain man had a dream about dying. He found himself in the presence of
a mighty angel. The angel spoke, "I will show you Hell."
In a moment, the man was standing with the Angel in a large room. In the
middle of the room sat a long table. It was covered with every conceivable
delicacy. There were stacks of bread, beautiful green salads, every kind of
vegetable, delicious smelling main courses of roast beef, turkey, chicken, fish.
All around the table sat desperate, starving people. In their hands were all the
usual utensils. They had knives and spoons but the handles were eight or nine
feet long. Because the handles were longer than their arms, it was impossible
to get the delicious food into their mouths. Their suffering was terrible. They
would get the food on their spoon and as they turned it toward their mouths it
would spill to the table or the floor. They would cry out in anguish.
"Now, I will show you Heaven," the Angel said. In a flash, they were in an
identical room to the last. The table, the food, the long handled utensils all the
same. But the people were all well fed, nourished and happy. They sat talking
and laughing with one another.
The man looked to the Angel, "I don't understand. How can this be? Their
spoons are just like the others but they are well fed?"
The Angel spoke, "It is quite simple, you see, here they feed each other."
The uniqueness of Christians is their love one for another. Jesus said there
was a test you could apply to people who claimed to follow Him. In John
13:35, Jesus said, "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you love
one for another." The test of our Christianity is our love one for another.
Are looking for someone to love you like that?
There are people who really do care. You can find them at Churches like
Orange Hills Assembly. We invite you to come and visit us. Be warned.. We
will love you.
Listen.. There are a lot of wonderful churches out there. You may not find
the right one on the first try but because you get a bad meal at one restaurant
doesn't stop you from going out to eat. Look around and you will find a
Church that will love you and make you part of their church family.
If you need to know true love.. to experience the greatest love of all.. May I
suggest that you reach out to Jesus. He won't turn you away. He stands
ready with open arms to receive you into His heart. All you have to do is ask.
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