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A Question of Destiny
There is no doubt: God is a loving Father. Out of His great
love for mankind, He provided for our redemption. “For
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life”
(John 3:16).  He
is also a just God, whose judgments are beyond our human comprehension.
“Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and
knowledge of God. How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable
His ways” (Romans 11:33). His great love and His righteous
judgment are both part of His character.
In Matthew 24:40, Yeshua (Jesus) spoke of two men in the
field; one of them was taken (accepted), and the other was
not. These two men worked together under the same warm sun.
Yet one became as hard as rock, while the other was soft as
wax. Here are two people, perhaps with the same spiritual
teachers and the same divine examples. Yet one is saved unto
eternal life, and the other is lost.
The Bible is full of stories of two men—Saul and David
are one example. Saul started off as humble as David. The
Bible says the Spirit of God was with Saul (1 Samuel 10:6).
Both Saul and David sinned. But David confessed his sin before
God and repented, and he received mercy and forgiveness. In
fact, the Bible says he was a man after God’s own heart.
But Saul hardened his heart and in the end sought counsel
from a witch instead of turning to God (1 Samuel 28).
Paul took two men with him on his missionary journeys: Mark,
who was also called John, and Demas. When Yeshua was arrested
in the Garden of Gethsemane, Mark fled naked from the crowd
(Mark 14:51). But in time, he became a bold companion of the
Apostle Paul.
Demas too set out with Paul. He could have matured into a
God-fearing man like Mark. But instead he became enamored
with the world and left the Apostle’s side (2 Timothy
4:10). Mark had the best possible example in Jesus, and Demas
had a compassionate and authoritative teacher in Paul. Here
again are two men who, under similar circumstances, walk into
two very different destinies. Later on, Mark also left Paul
(Acts 13), but he didn’t leave the faith. He returned
to Jerusalem and wrote his Gospel, which stands forever as
part of God’s Spirit-breathed Word. Demas was blinded
by the world, and in the end, was lost to it.
The Apostle Paul warns us: “Therefore let him who thinks
he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Corinthians 10:12).
Peter’s words have also guided believers over the centuries:
“Be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls
about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour”
(1 Peter 5:8).
 The
closer we come to the return of Yeshua, the more concepts
such as “adversary” and “devil” are
downplayed. Such important concepts as law and judgment aren’t
talked about very much. In some settings, they’re practically
taboo.
Now more than ever we should be alert to these warning signs:
“Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not
come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness
is revealed” (2 Thessalonians 2:3).
When you think about it, only one who belongs to the Messiah
can fall away. And what actually tempts believers to fall
away? Lawlessness! Society is hallmarked by lawlessness, and
sadly enough, some churches are too. What does God say about
those who practice lawlessness? He doesn’t mince words.
“Depart from me you who practice lawlessness”
(Matthew 7:23).
Two people stand before the judgment seat of God: one is
accepted, and the other cast out. It would be well to ask
God to judge us now instead of later.
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