What If?

What if God wasn't here with us on earth? Imagine life without the touch of Jesus or the presence of his Holy Spirit? No forgiveness. No hope. No acts of kindness. What if God took away his grace and promise of eternity, what would the world be like?  One word, hell.  According to Jesus, hell knows only one sound, the "weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 22:13).  From hell comes the unending cry of those that realize the opportunity they have missed.  What if they had one more chance?  What if we lived the Gospel and shared it like it was our last time?  There is no time for one more chance for those that don't know Christ, the time is now and the message is urgent. "And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgement, so also Christ died once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people.  He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him" (Hebrews 9:27-28).