The Rich Man
(Luke 16)
I've gone home - but not to Heaven,
There's no comfort in this place.
I am tormented in this flame
And worms are my covering of disgrace.
I've gone home - but not to Heaven,
I find there's no escape to be had.
There's a great gulf I cannot pass,
And this thirst near drives me mad.
I've gone home - but not to Heaven,
Alone, in endless darkness, I look around.
But the weeping and gnashing of my own teeth
Are the only cursed sounds.
I've gone home - but not to Heaven,
Excluded forever from God's face.
I rejected Jesus Christ, the only Saviour,
And here there's no more offer of His grace.
I've gone home - but not to Heaven,
Where am I? Oh, please do tell…
I am the rich man who knew Lazarus
And I am tormented in this eternal Hell.
In my heedless life, I took my ease.
Oh, how I mocked and ridiculed.
Now I languish forever in this prison,
And realize how much I played the fool.
All the Scriptures come back to haunt me;
Oh, every word of the Prophets was true.
If only someone would tell my brethren,
Lest they come to this place of torment too.
March 26th, 2002.
Gerald Bouey.
...because man goeth
to his long home, and the mourners go
about the streets.
Ecclesiastes 12:5.
Your destination is determined by your decision...
What will you do with the Lord Jesus Christ?
He died on the cruel cross of Calvary,
was buried, and arose three days later,
proof positive that His sacrifice was sufficient to pay for all our sins.
But it's your choice. God won't force you into Heaven.
You must accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour by your own free will.
Then Lazarus' story will be your story as well.
John 3:16-18 is still true today:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through him might be saved.
He that believeth on him is not condemned:
but he that believeth not is condemned already,
because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Why perish and pay the penalty yourself for your own sins?
The price was already paid by the Lord Jesus Christ.
What's your decision?
