As the temperature outside rises and the mugginess of summer settles in I am reminded of a comment a close friend made to me several years ago. We both were living in the Caribbean at the time (niether of us had air conditioning) and were discussing salvation and the Bible. She paused a moment and then said through her tears, "Dana, I CAN'T go to Hell. It is so hot here and I can't imagine what an eternity of this would be like." You might find her statement amusing if she hadn't been so completely sincere. It was HOT! It was miserably hot that evening as we talked about what God expected from each of us. But I know it was nothing like what Hell will be like--she understood that too--that was her point.
Most of us despise being really hot. We reach for fans, grab cold drinks, take dips in the pool or just hibernate in the air conditioning. We wait for the heat to subside and long for the cool of evening or even the advent of fall. Hell, however will be eternal heat. There will be no fans, no cold drinks, no cool pool of water and certainly no air conditioning and fall will NEVER come.
Later this summer when you think about how hot it is and long for cooler weather, remember, this heat is no comparison to those who reject God and His word.
Dana Burk
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