Today, I experienced what amounted to terror (yes, terror) while at work. Just out of the blue, I had a vision of hell. I was truly overwhelmed (the understatement of the year) by it all. It was not so much a visual picture as it was the feeling of COMPLETE seperation from God! I tell you tonight, when one is seperated from God, there is no hope. I tell you again, when one is seperated from God, THERE IS NO HOPE! Am I trying to tell you that I am perfect? Anyone who knows me knows that I am pretty far from it ! At the very least, I know me, and I'M NOT PERFECT! Fortunately, my Jesus knows that I am not perfect and I know that He loves me ANYWAY! Hallelujah! The sacrifice that He made for me (and for you) was that HIS blood was shed to atone for my sins (and your sins). Why His blood, when it should have been mine? Read John 3:16.... to me, it says EVERYTHING! Do I understand that kind of love? Goodness, no! Do I love that kind of love? I'd be a fool NOT to! God is not asking for us to be clean BEFORE we get to Him. He says, "COME AS YOU ARE!" and He will take care of the cleaning! HALLELUJAH! God is not expecting us to be perfect (as if we could be). There are no perfect Christians that walk/walked this earth with the exception of One and His Name is JESUS! This Jesus I speak of walked on this earth for 33 years! He experienced EVERYTHING that you and I have or will experience. He KNOWS our struggles! He KNOWS our weaknesses! He KNOWS! Now if only WE (and that includes me!) could get over ourselves enough to really UNDERSTAND HOW GREAT and HOW DEEP and HOW WIDE is HIS love for us, that would REALLY BE SOMETHING! HALLELUJAH! When we cross from this life into the next, we WILL understand it completely at that time (of that, I am sure!). The question is, which life will we cross into? An eternity in heaven with Jesus? An eternity in hell without Jesus? These are not my words but the words of the Holy Spirit. I, by myself, cannot "convert" anybody (if anyone feels that I am being high-pressure). I am just presenting the truth as I know it and experienced it to be! Have I "arrived?" Not even close! It's a life-long journey that will end with my "arrival" in heaven. That is the HOPE I have!