"HEAVEN OR HELL?"

The story is told of a Pastor long ago, who had a lawyer friend whom he had invited to services at his church several times.

Well, one Sunday morning he saw his friend come in the santuary of the church and immediately his thoughts were on a young man in his congregation who was in the habit of coming up to people and asking them if they were saved.

Well, the young man didn't have a whole lot up stairs but he had a whole lot down stairs in his heart.

The Pastor began to pray under his breath: "Lord help me to preach this sermon today and please don't let that young man go near the lawyer friend."

He knew that the lawyer was a very dignified man, and would be offended and walk out of the church.

So the Pastor preached his sermon and during the invitation, sure enough, the Pastor saw the young man go over to his friend and grabbed him by his coat, and he saw the lawyer friend turn and walk out angrily.

"Well, that's that!" he said.

But that night at about 12 midnight, the Pastor got a call, and it was the lawyer. He said, "Pastor, I need to talk to you".

The Pastor said: "Oh, I appologize for that young man bothering you in the service this morning."

The lawyer said: "I still need to see you, would you come over?"

The Pastor said: :|"I'll be right over."

When the Pastor gets to the door, the lawyer friend opens the door and says: "Pastor, I'm in distress! My soul perishes!"

So the Pastor prays with the lawyer friend and it doesn't take long to lead him into full salvation of the Lord!

Now, the Pastor being curious, sheepishly asked the lawyer friend: "Just what part of my sermon was it, that caused you to want to be saved?"

The lawyer friend said: "It was nothing in your sermon, but that young man....."

The Pastor interrupted and said: "Oh, I'm sorry for what that young man did!"

The lawyer friend said: "Don't be, it was what that young man said to me! What he said is why I'm saved!"

The Pastor said:"Just what did he say?"

Well, he came over to me and said: "Do you want to go to Heaven?" And I said "No!"
And the young man said: "Well, go to Hell", and just walked away from me.

It made me mad and I turned and walked out of the church. But as I walked down the street, the words: "Heaven or Hell" came to my mind. All I could think about was "Heaven or Hell", which one, which one will it be for me? I knew my soul was perishing! That's why I called you! I knew I knew I was lost and needed to be saved"

Today, that's the ultimate question we have to ask ourselves. "Heaven or Hell."


If we are truly saved, we should truly care enough to speak the truth in love to so many that are around us each day, our familes, our friends, and those we don't know but God so loved that He gave His only begotten Son for. Don't hide your Light!

Don't worry about having your head filled with a lot of knowledge just have your heart filled with a lot of Christ!

Just remember......."Do you want to go to Heaven?"

Are you going to get mad at the messenger God uses?

What do you say?

Remember both places are real........ and they are forever.