If You Miss Heaven, You Will Cry

IF YOU MISS HEAVEN, YOU WILL CRY.

" Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:" COLOSSIANS 1:28. KJV.

“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” Matthew 25:46 (NIV)

Global corporate leaders, successful entrepreneurs know the value of paying the price for their successess. They defy all odds, challenges, limitations and take unimaginable risks to pave ways for success.

Ask anyone who had won a #Chevening scholarship, #PhD fully funded programme, approved scholastic articles, or anyone else who had undertaken a major project, and they will tell you how persistent, discipline, temperate & sacrifices they have got to pay to emerge. There is always price to be paid.

Of all the CEOs i serve as an Advisor, I get better part of them in the odd hours of the night. Most CEOs and I engage in serious conversations in the night. Why? CEOs know that success is nothing if not sustained, progressive & improved upon. The bulks stop at CEO's table. CEOs will do everything possible to keep their success. What sacrifice are you willing to pay for your eternal journey? What price are you willing to pay for your eternal redemption, eternal hope? Living without the full consciousness of an endless journey after death is too suicidal, risky and ignominious. “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.” (I Corinthians 15:19)

Man is higher than any other creature; he possesses an eternal identity far from neither his physiological outlook nor the spirit that makes him a living being: a soul-man's real identity. Even if you changed his heart, brain, face, legs, hands, his soul will never be changed. His soul is his key identifier that differentiates him from any other being that'll live forever. “For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.”

(Ezekiel 18:4).

How do you feel when you wake up to reflect on your fat bank accounts, multiple businesses own, scores of property own, exotic cars in your garage, executive #board membership you hold in several businesses, numerous awards & recognitions received, titles and endless honours, followers you attend to, how do you feel when you look back to see the milestones you've attained in life, but've you looked forward, have you thought about life beyond the sun? 18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ (Luke 12:18-20 NIV)

Have you ever sat to imagine & think about an endless journey beyond the grave?

As you strive to grow your career, nation, community, family, business, have you ever thought of feeding your soul with spiritual food of reconciliation with your Maker? Do you want to dam the consequences of a regrettable, painful, endless agony in Hell? “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” (Psalms 9:17 KJV)

Someone once asked "why preaching on the subject of death & hell: the answer Is simple, because we can't predict who'll die next: #death is certain, unpredictable & there is no second chance nor hope after death." At death, every earthly & physical achievements evaporate: only what is done to your soul'll stand through salvation in eternity. “But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.” (I Timothy 5:6); “And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment” (Hebrews 9:27 NLT).

We do not preach to gather more followers, likes, curry contracts, favour, or praise or money, we preach to warn everyone about the reality of eternal damnation, danger of rejecting salvation. “And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:” (I Corinthians 2:4)

You can blame the government for bad economy; you can blame executives for poor, bad leadership; you can blame parents for poor parenting; you can blame employee for poor performance, but you can never blame anyone if you refused salvation and end up in Hell. “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:” (Deuteronomy 30:19)