100 Days Of Daily Devotionals

Day 5

Matthew 25:31-46

"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. All nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people from one another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.
Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my father; take your inheritance, the Kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you visited me.'
"Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison or visit you?'
"The King will reply, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."
"Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
"They will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison and did not help you?'
"He will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
"Then, they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

Luke 16:19-31

"There was a man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate, there was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, he went to a place of torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'
But Abraham replied, "Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross from there to us.'
"He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'
Abraham replied, " 'They have Moses and prophets; let them listen to them.' "
" 'No, father Abraham, he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'
"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.' "

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow to keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

Revelation 14:6-12

Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on earth-to every nation, tribe, language, and people. He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of judgement has come. Worship Him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water."
If anyone worships the beast and it's image and receives it's mark on their forehead or hand, they too will drink the wine of God's fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment will rise forever and ever. There will be no rest, day or night for those who worship the beast or his image, or for anyone who receives the mark of it's name. This calls for patience and endurance on the part of the people of God who keep His commandments and remain faithful to Jesus.

Unlike this life, Hell isn't temporary. Although we have free will from God how we choose to live our lives helps to determine where we will be for eternity. Get right with God now, while we still have life in us. Remember, several people have taken their last breath today. Tomorrow, it could be you or me. It's very possible. Tomorrow isn't a guarantee. Those of you who haven't turned to God, do so now. Today is the day for salvation. Tomorrow could be too late!