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DROWNING?
By
Tim Cameron
John 3:17
(New King
James
Version)
17 For God
did not send
His Son into
the world to
condemn the
world, but
that the
world
through Him
might be
saved.
How could a
loving God
create a
hell? If a
loving God
created
mankind with
a free will
and
choice....He
also gave
them the
choice
between life
and death
..heaven or
hell.
I have a
son...I love
him more
than
anything. I
would NEVER
want him to
die...that's
NOT my
choice and I
have rules
set forth
for his
protection..he's
not old
enough to
drive
yet...but
when the day
does come
that he can
drive ..I
will set
forth
boundaries
...and one
most
certainly
would be to
not drive
around a
hair pin
curve at a
high speed.
Now if I
..the loving
dad...buy my
son a
car...give
him the keys
and allow
him the gift
of driving a
car but he
disobeys.....driving
his car 100
mph around a
curve and
dies.....is
it my fault?
God didn't
create man
for
hell...He
created man
for LIFE and
that more
abundantly....satan
...followed
by man's
rebellion
created the
need for
hell. Man's
choices
created
cemetaries....God
created Adam
and Eve to
never
die..but
gave them
the
choice....eternal
life or
forbidden
fruit...."the
soul that
sins shall
die" ...but
if you sin
not ...you
will live
and never
die...you
know the
rest of the
story right?
How we can
we blame God
for a
destiny we
choose?
Individual
sins do NOT
send us to
Hell they
lead us to
death..."the
soul that
sins shall
die" but
REJECTION of
Jesus Christ
is what
leads us to
eternal
damnation''
It's like
this.......you
are drowning
in a huge
body of
water (your
sins) and a
helicopter
comes out to
where you
are...a man
jumps down
and lifts
you up into
the
helicopter....yet
you choose
to jump back
into the
water.
"While we
all were yet
lost in our
sins
(drowning)
Christ had
already died
for us" to
go to hell
you have to
"neglect
such a great
a salvation"
You have to
Reject Jesus
Christ...BUT
WHY WOULD
YOU?
RIGHT
NOW...someone
is reading
this who is
drowning in
sin and
shame...your
bound in
addictions...alcohol,
meth, coke,
porn, lust
or whatever
it may be
and those
things are
tearing your
life
apart...
I once
heard a
story of
a young
man who
was
surfing
and fell
off his
surfboard
and was
overcome
with the
waves
crashing
down and
began to
drown
His
mother
was
there as
were his
friends
and
began to
scream
for the
lifeguards
on
duty....to
please
help
save the
young
man
quickly
a
lifeguard
ran to
the edge
of the
shore
and then
stopped....watching
the
young
man
fight
for his
life...
The mom
became
livid
and
screamed
"PLEASE"
"HELP"
"PLEASE"
...but
still
the
lifeguard
just
stood
there...watching
UNTIL
...the
young
man's
strength
was
gone..
and with
one last
gasp he
screamed
for HELP
.and he
began to
go under
The
Lifeguard
dove
into the
water
and
rescued
the
young
man
bringing
him back
to
safety
and
saving
his life
However
the
Mother,
though
Relieved,
sternly
asked
the
lifeguard...WHY
Did you
take so
long to
save my
son's
life??
The
Lifeguard
replied,
mam I
had to
wait til
he
stopped
trying
to save
himself
and lost
all
strength
because
If I
didn't
he would
have
drowned
us both
....This
World
and it's
vices
have
grabbed
ahold of
you
and are
sucking
you
under.....And
your
reaching
and
striving
...for
anything
to save
you....but
you've
reached
out for
Meth, or
"Bliss"
or Jack
Daniels...and
now
you've
gotten
to a
point
where
you're
having
to lie
and
steal to
get
another
fix,...take
another
drink.....and
nothing
will
stop
you........but
YOUR
DROWNING...The
Flood
waters
are
rising
.....
Man,
I've
been
there.....I
know
what
it's
like to
"have to
have
something"
take
that
edge
off....you
start
with 6
pack a
night or
this
pill or
that
pill
..."just
to
sleep"
you say
to
justify
but then
..."it's
not
enough"
....so
you bump
up to
something
stronger....and
it's
stronger
for
sure...
you
can't
remember
how you
made it
to the
bed the
night
before..."what
did I
do?
..your
world
spins....your
soooo
tired
..how
can I
make
through
work....."take
this"
it'll
get ya
through.....but
it's
sucking
you
under
instead....cause
you'll
need
more and
something
stronger
...and
it cost
you more
than you
can pay
how can
I get to
another
high,
how can
I get to
another
drink?
Waves
are
crashing...your
marriage
is
falling
apart,
your
about to
lose
your job
if you
haven't
already...you've
alienated
everyone
who'd be
there to
help...you've
betrayed
their
trust
and lied
to their
face...FOR
A
HIGH...but
have
really
hit an
all time
low
your
anxiety
level is
off the
charts..your
heart
races,
your
head
pounds....your
lost and
dying
and
unable
to save
yourself.....
Where is
HOPE?????
There's
a
lifeguard....He's
standing
on the
shore...watching
and
waiting...other's
ON YOUR
BEHALF
have
beckoned
him (a
mom or
grandma's
prayers)
But YOU
Have to
Cry out
..."JESUS
Save ME"
...
right
now...as
you read
this, if
this
person
is
you....and
you hear
this and
say
"yeah
but for
real....what
can I
really
do?"
Get off
this
computer...get
onto
your
knees
and
humble
yourself
and
acknowledge
you need
SAVING
Don't be
proud,
don't
lie to
yourself
no
more....Get
Real.....ADMIT
THAT YOU
you are
that
person
drowning
in the
lake (of
sin) and
Jesus
has come
to You
and is
reaching
down to
where
you are
at...Take
Hold of
His Hand
and
NEVER
LET GO
and I
promise
you this
He WILL
NEVER
LET GO
OF
YOU!!!!!
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