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For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. --Mark 8:35 Popular surveys in America tell us that most people believe in heaven and hell. Not surprisingly, a great many people believe that they are going to heaven. And not many believe they’ll go to hell! But let me tell you something that may surprise you. Jesus said more people are headed to hell than to heaven. Now you might ask, where did Jesus say that? It was in his Sermon on the Mount when Jesus said, “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many” (Matthew 7:13). What Jesus is saying here is exactly the opposite of what most people think. And it means that a high percentage of people who think they are going to heaven are tragically mistaken. Please don’t be one of those people who believes in heaven but lives like there’s no God. Because the truth is, when you and I die, we will have to give God an account of our lives. And heaven or hell will be hanging in the balance! So today, I urge you to do business with your soul. Be reconciled to God and live for Jesus Christ! DON’T BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVES IN HEAVEN BUT LIVES LIKE THERE’S NO GOD. It Is Not Hard to Be Saved by Dr. Paul Chappell “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” Revelation 22:16–17 In the Middle East today, just as in Bible times, water is precious. It is vital to life, both of animals and people, to have a ready supply of clean water. Often in Bible times, there was intense labor required to find water. Jacob’s Well, where Jesus met the Samaritan woman and offered her water that would keep her from ever thirsting again, is some 135 feet deep. Isaac, on more than one occasion, clashed with the people of the land over the rights to wells that provided clean water. Even in our modern society, the price of water, particularly pure and clean water, is quite high. Yet God offers living water to all who believe, at no charge. Dr. John R. Rice said, “It is not hard to be saved. The Bible never promises salvation to those who weep. Salvation cannot be earned by weeping, nor by our mourning. God is not a hardhearted judge who must be bought by good deeds or touched by tears. He has already offered us salvation full and free and eternal life in His Son Jesus Christ.” The responsibility that falls on those of us who have already been saved is to be filled with the Holy Spirit and join Him in saying, “Come,” to those who have not yet tasted the living water. Each of us has someone—a parent, a pastor, a teacher, a friend—who invited us to come and drink freely. In turn, we must fulfill our responsibility to invite those around us who are lost.   Today’s Growth Principle:  There is no greater tragedy than for someone not to accept the free gift of salvation offered by God’s grace.