Tomorrow? A Matter of Life or Death

I'm always a day late when it comes to news. And that's mostly because I'm not a big TV person. I don't go to CNN.com that much at work. And when I get off of work, I'm ripping and running until its time to go to sleep. So, I'm pretty much closed off to the world. Right now, my world is work and church. So, I happened to check one of my fav blogs: http://www.afrobella.com/
when I came across her post about George Carlin. Death is always a sad thing, no matter who it is. As I was reading her article, she mentioned that Carlin was a bit, anti-religious. He didn't really believe that there was a Heaven. So, that leads me to believe that he didn't believe in God. When I hear things like this, it saddens me.

I am a Christian. And I believe that I have new life in Jesus Christ. I believe that he died on the cross for me. And I believe that we must confess that he is Lord and believe that he did indeed die and rose from the dead on the third day. I believe that we should strive to lead a life pleasing to the Lord. No, we're not perfect. But that is where faith in God comes into play. Bottom line, without Jesus, your chances of seeing those streets of gold are slim to none.

So, the first thing I thought about was his soul. Did anyone ever witness to him? How many chances did he get throughout his life to make Jesus his Lord and Savior? Did he perhaps believe before he died? These kinds of questions run through my mind when I hear about someone dying. Sure, he was funny, famous, had some money. But in the end, none of that matters. The laughter that he received in exchange for his comedy will not get him into heaven. The money that he received from his tours and HBO specials will not get him into heaven. The mere fact that he was a nice person will not get him into heaven. We have life through Jesus. Life. That means eternal life.

I'm not saying that he is doomed to hell. I'm an outsider looking in. I don't know his relationship with God. But I do know that I don't want to go to hell. It's too hot outside right now!!! So, how in the world am I going to make it in hell????? My prayer is that anyone who happens to come across this page will actually stop and think. If I died today, would I go to heaven? Have I truly made Jesus my Lord? Am I skating along, telling myself that I'll join the church when I'm ready?

Tomorrow really might be too late.