Loss
“Beware lest thou forget the Lord” (Deuteronomy 6:12).
If you meet me and forget me it is no great loss. (In fact it might not be such a bad thing). However, if you meet Christ and forget Him, it is eternal loss.
Many have attended gospel meetings, been handed gospel tracts, heard about the Lord Jesus from their parents, friends, family, or coworkers, and gone their way and forgotten about it. Someday they will remember the Lord and the time and way that they were introduced to Him, but sad to say, it will be too late. They will remember the One they forgot with remorse and anguish as they realize that they are doomed to eternal ruin in the lake of fire.
Perhaps there are some people we would like to forget, but the Lord Jesus is not one of them. His acquaintance and the salvation He offers are vital to our happiness in this life and the life beyond. The Lord through His prophet had to declare of those in the Old Testament, “Therefore have they forgotten Me” (Hosea 13:6). Have you met the Lord? Make sure the relationship is firmly established for time and for eternity.
