I saw this on a Facebook post and thought I’d share it.
A church visitor asked the pastor, “Can I request prayer?”
“Sure, what do you want prayer for?”
“My cousin died last week. Pray that God will guide him in the afterlife.”
The pastor asked,
“Suppose you're taking an exam. Should you pray before the exam or after?”
“Obviously, before the exam.”
“Right.
When you pray after the exam, it’s like you’re asking God to change the grades.
That is not possible because God is faithful.
He cannot deceive the result. Similarly, when we die, the exam is over.
We can no longer change our destiny.
That means no second chance. I’m sorry for your relative but, he can no longer be prayed for.
That is why people need to understand and receive the Gospel while they are still alive.
They have to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior before their life is over.”
Sinners who believe they can be saved after death will get the greatest shock of their lives.
Hebrews 4:7
This verse says, "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.”
Hebrews 9:27 says that we die once and then face judgment.
Romans 10:9 says, "If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved.”
John 3:16,
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Now is the time. Don’t let this moment pass.
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Truth. Thank you for sharing it.