Welcome or Go Away

There is nothing as disappointing as arriving elegantly at a place where you are not welcomed. 

To have put in a lot into getting ready for a great occasion and upon arriving at the event to be told sorry, there is no place for you is disheartening.

Unfortunately, this will be the fate of some when it is all said and done. Some folks, rather than receiving a rousing welcome, will be shocked with the verdict ‘go away from me.’ Guys, who would have put their time and God-given resources to the wrong agenda, will be utterly disgraced and embarrassed at the end of time.

Whao! With all the earthly accolades, recognition, achievements and laurels, heaven would still require more to book a room? Yes, elevation does not necessarily guarantee celebration. That one has achieved many feats here is no automatic passport that a red carpet will be laid over there.

An unflinching commitment to a daily lifestyle of righteousness under the guidance of God, the giver of grace, is the key to ending our journey well and securing a seat at the Grand Banquet with God.

This week – the Passion Week as it is referred to, presents an opportunity for self-reflection. Could I be on a journey to nowhere? Am I charting a course that would earn eternal condemnation? Will this lifestyle secure a place for me with God afterwards? These and many other self-check questions would help steer our life in the right direction.

Friends, again when the curtain is finally drawn and this drama called ‘life on earth’ eventually ends, it’s either a welcome (good and faithful servant) or a go away from me (workers of iniquity) that will be uttered by God. Each utterance will have eternal consequences. The choice is ours today whether we want to be welcomed or sent away.