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From Here to There

by Jerry Ousley  
6/21/2008 / Christian Living


I'm not extremely picky when it comes to automobiles. When I was young I liked cars a lot. But as the years progressed (and especially when I found that I was responsible for the financial commitment associated with vehicles) I discovered that they didn't mean as much to me anymore. I usually wind up with the "pass-me-down" vehicles in our family. That's because I want my wife to have a good dependable automobile. So when trading time came Deb always got the newer vehicle. Again I prefer it that way because it gives me peace of mind knowing that she is less likely to break down on the road.

Right now I'm driving a 1997 Dodge Neon. It's a small car and gets great gas mileage. It's an older vehicle but God has really blessed it. It is rapidly approaching 200,000 miles and still runs great. Okay, it leaks a little oil, the air conditioner works hit and miss and it has a lot of rattles when you're driving, but it gets me to where I need to go. I figure that if I can get from point "A" to point "B" without incident and have a few minor creature comforts along the way (like a good radio), that's all I need. I've found that my social status isn't defined by what I drive (at least not in my eyes . . . I'm not sure how others classify my social status as the proud owner of a 1997 Neon, but then, we don't have a monthly payment on it either). Again, if I can get from here to there without any trouble then I figure I've accomplished the goal. That's me.

We're all going somewhere. We've all got a point "A" and a point "B." It can be a journey in our chosen profession; it might be getting through school or it may even be just getting through the day. The idea is that we've got a goal to reach. The journey is how we get there but the goal is getting there.

Life is a journey from a point "A" to a point "B" as well. Point "A" is this life. Point "B" is the after-life. We all will have an afterlife. Our souls will either live eternally or die eternally but either way they will exist for eternity. After death, by our own choice we will either be found in Heaven or in Hell. That is a choice we make during our journey.

At the end of our journey we will experience something we call "death." Unless we would happen to be alive when our Lord, Jesus Christ returns to this earth, we are all heading for a date with death. We've talked about death before but I'd like to just clear up a few things about it. First of all, in most cases it is usually harder on those left behind than it is on the person who is dying. Some live very long lives. I saw a guy on the evening news the other day who had reached 105 years. What a ripe old age! But I've also known people who, whether by accident, sickness or a freak turn of events left this life at very early ages.

The truest definition of death is "separation." Physical death separates us from those we know on this earth. The absolute worst kind of death is spiritual death. Spiritual death separates us from God. That is not good. To be separated from God is indeed a tragedy. If we don't accept Jesus Christ as our Savior we will be eternally (forever) separated from God. That is not the point "B" we want to arrive at.

We are going to make a move from point "A" to point "B" at some time or other. We will move from here to there. What we need to make sure of is that, regardless our journey, how much trouble we may have or how wonderful and exciting it may be, our point "B" is Heaven. The Bible tells us that if we acknowledge that we have been sinners and recognize that we need Jesus Christ as our Savior, then repent of our sin by asking God to forgive us, finally accepting the fact that Jesus gives us the free gift of salvation, then we can know just where "there" is.

Jerry D. Ousley is the author of ?Soul Challenge?, ?Soul Journey?, ?Ordeal?, ?The Spirit Bread Daily Devotional and his first novel ?The Shoe Tree.? Visit our website at spiritbread.com to download these and more completely free of charge.

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