August 2017
Heaven and Hell!
Dr.Mrs.Lilian Stanley
Heaven is a Wonderful Place
“Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He
will live with them. They will be His people, and God
Himself will be with them and be their God. He will
wipe away every tear from their eyes” (Rev 21:3,4).
I close my eyes in pain and open them.
Suddenly there is no pain. A door stands open in
heaven. Jesus welcomes me with open arms and I run
into His embrace. I open His hands and kiss the scars.
There is joy and singing everywhere. It is beautiful
beyond description. God is seated on the throne. I feel
so blessed to be in heaven. All my loved ones
surround me.
I think of the day I committed my life to Christ,
at the age of thirteen. Many were the struggles after
that. I had to choose the Narrow Gate and Narrow
Road at every turn of life. Satan kept on telling me
that I was not a child of God and I would go to hell. I
believed him and trembled. I remembered the day
when I knelt down alone in my room and cried telling
God, “Lord, I cannot overcome this temptation. I
want to commit this sin. But I don't want to violate
your commands. I feel helpless.” Large drops of tears
fell to the floor. I got up and went, too weak to face the
temptation. But the temptation was nowhere to be
seen. I heaved a sigh of relief.
It was battle after battle, assault after assault.
But I stood my ground. I read my Bible and prayed.
Someone told me, “Just because you are reading the
Bible and praying always, don't think you are holy.” I
was hurt but I was also warned. Another told me,
“Don't think you will be taken up in rapture.” It was a
blow to me. I told myself, “God is not finished with
me yet.” I worked on myself. I disciplined my body
and made it my slave so that I will not be disqualified
for heaven.
I understood more about God's grace and more
about my responsibility. I held on to God's grace and
sought His grace to cooperate with Him. Now my life
is over and I am here in heaven. My struggles are
over. I feel so light that I feel like flying. God has been
faithful to me. He did not let me down. I look behind
at all my struggles and say, “It was worth it.” This
heaven is not at all what I thought it to be. It is a
thousand times, a million times and more, more
wonderful than my wildest imagination. What a
beautiful mansion He has prepared for me! It is a
place of unending peace and tranquillity and bliss,
where all tears and mourning cease.
Come on my friends. Don't be cheated by the
devil. Fight the fight. Hold on to your most precious
faith. You are living a small life. Eternity awaits you
with all its wonders. Do not lose it. If you are tempted
to sin, think of what it will be like to be in a burning
furnace and pitch darkness forever and ever. If by
chance you do fall in sin, come to God in true
repentance. He will never cast out one who comes to
Him. There is no sin that He cannot forgive, except
unbelief. So come in faith. The just shall live by faith.
Heaven is waiting for you. It is worth all the
sacrifice you make in your earthly life. It is a treasure;
it is a pearl of great price. It is worth losing everything
to gain it.
How did I land up in Hell?
“The cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the
murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice
magic arts, the idolaters and liarstheir place will be
in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second
death” (Rev 21:8).
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