Insured

Here is a story of a boyfriend.

He was preparing a romantic night for he and his girlfriend.

He wanted to show just how much he loved her. How much he cared.

So he got reservations at a classy restaurant, bought her a diamond necklace, got a haircut, dressed up in his best suit.

He was prepared to drop down on one knee and pop the question.

He arrived perfectly on time to pick her up in his recently cleaned out and newly scented car.

He remembered to open every door for her that she walked through and even pulled out her chair at the table.

He told her “Get whatever you want, baby. This night is about you.”

The food: perfect.

The conversation: joyful

The gift: spot on.

Everything was going just as planned… or so he thought…

Just when he was about to make his final move and insure his spot in her heart forever, something unexpected comes…

She says, “ This night has been absolutely wonderful. I never expected this and am so happy to be sitting here with you. I love you.”

It seems ok at first.

But it doesn’t stop there.

“ I do have one question though. What is my middle name?”

An unexpected blow to the gut for him. A bead of sweat runs down his forehead as he furiously scrambles to cover for himself. (Leave to a girl to ask the most random and most mind blowing question at the worst possible time.)

He tries to play it off as if it is a silly question, but again, she poses it to him.

He tries to change to topic, but now, she can see him shifting in his seat, nervous.

So she poses another question.

“Do you at least know my birthday?”

A blind-sided attack to the chest.

Now, he is getting upset. Here he is, having spent all of this money on her, waited on her hand and foot, been the best he could ever be, even has a ring ready to put on her finger, she would be lucky to be with him and yet she is almost throwing it all away because of some stupid mind game. He asks why all of this “nonsense” is so important.

She says, “ Well babe, all of these other things are worthless to me if you don’t really know me.”

He attacks back with his frustration.

“Well, then I guess all of these things you supposedly did for me were really about you and how it made you look and not really about me at all.”

He is pinned down.

“It’s over.”

The final blow.

She leaves. He sits there, trying to understand the series of events that took place.

What did I do wrong?

I had done everything for her.

And now, it’s over.

(The end.)

"Knowing the correct password—saying 'Master, Master,' for instance— isn't going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience—doing what my Father wills. I can see it now—at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying, 'Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our God-sponsored projects had everyone talking.' And do you know what I am going to say? 'You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don't impress me one bit. You're out of here.’ (Matthew 7:21-23)

Go to any doctor, dentist, auto shop, and you will soon realize how valuable or invaluable your insurance is.

You may think that your insurance will cover your next hospital bill but you could also be deceived and you are actually forking over more money then you ever imagined.

Are you insured eternal life?

Some people believe their eternal destination is insured because they think are good people.

Some people believe their eternal destination is insured because they attend church.

Some people believe their eternal destination is insured because others look at them as a good person.

Some people believe their eternal destination is insured because they are doing good for other people and that they are moral.

Some people believe their eternal destination is insured because God loves everyone, even if they don’t listen to Him.

Some believe their eternal destination is insured based on their faith and love in one man, his teachings and what he did on this earth.

His name is Jesus.

Only one of these is valuable. The others’ are garbage. Worthless.

“Heaven is a place, not for those that are afraid of going to hell, but those that are in love with God.”- Matt Chandler

“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10

What motivates you to seek God? Religion, habit, love?

When you realize that you have grown apart from a friend, what do you do? Buy them gifts to win their friendship back, impress them, or talk to them?

Do you know God or have you been too busy doing things that will make you look good in His eyes?

What have you banked your eternal destination on?

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)