Which class are you traveling? You are traveling from time to eternity, and who knows how very near you may be to the end of this trip! There are only three ways to make this trip:
1St class: Those who are saved and know it;
2nd class: Those who are not sure of salvation, but anxious to be saved;
3rd class: Those who are not saved and do not care about it.
Which class are you traveling? How can you be careless about such an important thing as where you will spend eternity? You will be there forever and ever.
A man once jumped onto a train just as it was leaving the station. He was all out of breath, but he said, “It was worth running for it. I saved four hours by catching this train.” Four hours! But what about eternity? The man thought it was important enough to run hard to save four hours. In eternity you will be either with Christ in the Father’s house or you will be in outer darkness in hell.
Do not be careless about your own eternal destiny. God is not indifferent. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:1616For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16). At the end of this journey of life, beyond death, the Word of God says, “After this the judgment.” Hebrews 9:2727And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27).
Perhaps you are saying, “I am not careless or indifferent. I want to be saved, but I am NOT SURE. I’m in the second class you speak of.”
Both indifference and uncertainty are the result of not believing. If you don’t care, you don’t believe sin has ruined you and that God will punish sinners in hell forever. If you are not sure, you don’t believe God’s remedy for your condition. The more you are concerned about your condition, the greater will be your thirst to know for certain where you will be for eternity.
Suppose you are far from home and, as you travel along, the road divides ahead. You’re not familiar with the way, so you ask someone. He tells you, “I think this is the road. If you follow that, it will probably take you where you want to go.” Will “think” and “probably” satisfy you? Surely not. You want to be sure or every step you take makes you worry that you’re on the wrong road. You do want to be sure about eternity.
To lose your wealth is much,
To lose your health is more,
To lose your soul is such a loss
As no man can restore.
There are three things to make clear: