The Gambler

There is an addiction that has devastated the lives of thousands of individuals. This addiction even causes heartache and  great pain for many innocent people. There are gamblers who have lost everything because of their terrible habit. These people think they are going to hit it big, and when they do all their worries and troubles will disappear. But the sad truth is they never win the big pot of gold that they think is going to change their lives and make things better..

Some people gamble away their money, their possessions, and most always their trust and reputation. But there are people who gamble away much more than what they own. Countless numbers are willing to put the most valuable thing they have in the pot—their souls. These people are betting that there is no hell, no heaven, and no God. Some are betting that if there is a heaven they will go there when they die regardless of what they have done in this world. They are willing to forego a Savior named Jesus, the church, any moral restraints, and especially anything the Bible has to say.

What if they are wrong? What if everything in the Bible is true? What if there is a loving God who provided the way to heaven by allowing his son Jesus to die on a cross to take away our sins and redeem us? What if Jesus was raised from the dead so that one day, because we believed in him, we will be resurrected as he was? What if all of this is really true? What does that mean for the gambler of the soul?

What about those of us who have chosen to trust in God’s promise  to save sinful man because of his everlasting love for us? What about those who believe in Jesus Christ, have faith in him, and have committed their lives to follow him? What about those who have sought the savior, and have heard and responded to his call to them?

“God’s distant call flares in the night, so long expected, so longed for, and all my life, Christ called my name, and now at last, I’ll answer Him.” His Light in Us, by Euan Tait.

The decision to answer Him is no gamble. The reward is great both in this world and the world to come.