There is a game show where the host offers deals to contestants, then gives them options to trade up. Trick is, the real deal is behind door number one, two, or three & you have to choose. The right one & you get an awesome prize, but choose wrong & you get something stupid like a burro. People laugh & the music chides with ‘whawmp, whawmp, whaw’!
While guessing at a game show might be fun & an adrenal rush, our eternity shouldn’t be left to chance. “Well, I think I’ll try Buddhism. Looks interesting & peaceful.” “Think I’ll go with Wicca. I like trees & maybe I could conjure up some kind of real magic with that.” Nope, you better set your sites a little higher & at least do some research if you plan to stake eternity on your choice…by the way, you will!
According to Reuters, there was a recent find in a tomb in Egypt. A 3,500-year-old false door belonging to the tomb of a Pharaonic official was uncovered. The red granite door was built to provide a passage for the spirit to the afterlife. It belonged to the tomb of User, a high-ranking official of Queen Hatshepsut. The catch is, whenever tombs are discovered, along with the artifacts & treasures, a sad discovery is always there: the mummy of the deceased. No escaping death!
Harry Houdini, an escape artist & showman of the 1920’s, spent the better part of his last days trying to find a way to escape man’s greatest enemy: death. He had several stunts where he was ‘Buried Alive’ & escaped. But on Halloween, 1926 Houdini died of a ruptured appendix & was buried in the last coffin he had made for the stunt. This time there was no escape.
We just celebrated Easter, where Jesus actually DID overcome death, hell & the grave. Because of His sacrifice & resurrection we can actually have a door to heaven & life! As I’ve shared before,of all the religions in the world, Christianity is the one religion when you go to the grave of its founder, you find an empty hole. He became the door to life. He said:
“I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:9-10 NASV
What I really appreciate as much as a door to heaven is we can have life abundant here now! If I can pray with/for you about anything, feel free to call/contact. Any questions, I’ll do my best to answer or we’ll find an answer together.
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