has chosen the good

What in the world does this have to do with the Gospel of Christ? Everything.

Your heart might be just like Carmelo's, wondering about the snub. It might feel like the snub is unwarranted, especially after consequences have been faced. It might feel like it is good enough to make it on its own. It might feel like it deserves more than it is getting, that is has earned a special status.

In the movie Gladiator, Crowe has a line that says that "what we do in life echoes in eternity." My friend, no amount of time served can wash that blemish clear. The Bible says all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. And it is not time served that is reserved for that sin. The Bible says that the wages of sin is death. You can earn nothing. You can never be good enough. You can never deserve more than you are getting. You have earned and deserve eternal death.

But the Bible says that salvation is the free gift of God open to all who want it. That reservation on a special squad? That spot is yours for the taking, it is yours if you take that outstretched hand and ask Christ into your life. And if you do that, friend, the others around you will not be left wondering what your fate will be. That echo in eternity will be your footfalls in Heaven next to the glorious steps of Christ the King.

That announcement of your selection can be made this very moment if you place your fate in the hands of Jesus. Are you ready?