Firm

DEVOTION
PROVERBS
FIRM
Prov 12:7
7 Wicked men are overthrown and are no more,
but the house of the righteous stands firm.
NIV
Not exist, to be nothing, a non-entity is the whole meaning of the Hebrew word translated as no more. That is an absolute confirmation to my heart that what God said through John about perishing being the opposite of life. If this does not scare the life out of anyone, what will? It cannot be said any clearer than this. God surely is telling anyone who reads this if they do not accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior and thus be considered by him as righteous, they will be considered as wicked and will ultimately be overthrown and become absolutely nothing and exist no more. That surely means to me they is no continued form of life at all, not in hell, or anyway else, but to be thrown into the lake of burning sulfur and simply burn up and perish becoming a non-entity. I am so grateful I responded in a positive manner to the call of God. I know he desires all people be saved from becoming a non-entity, but I am grateful he was able to get through my thick heart and break down the barrier I had built to protect myself from being hurt from anyone. I was so closed, so completely protective and unwilling to allow anyone to get to close, to truly get in and see who I really was. I know now God already knew who I was and still was willing to extend his total love and compassion toward me. I also knew and felt deep within me that in death I was going to become no more, as no longer existing, and a non-entity. I was not like so many others who either are deceived or deceive themselves into thinking everyone goes to heaven or hell and lives forever there. I knew it was over, and that was a great fear, perhaps because I was so self-centered, so into total concern for me and the thought of my no longer existing was unbearable. But God was able to break through all that and offered me eternal life in his glorious presence. I will now live forever in a house that stands firm for all eternity. Firm or no more, I choice firm.