April Fools

It is one thing to be a fool, another to be an old fool. These are some words I heard recently, and I don't remember where or who spoke them. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. Psalm 53:1 Who ever said the word above mentioned that it is one thing to be a fool, it is another thing to be a fool for 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, 50 years, even 60 years. I now remember where I heard this. It was at a funeral some days back. Another saint has traveled over to the other side. The Pastor was speaking those words at the funeral. Yes there are those who have rejected God for many, many years, never learning. There is an eternity we all will face someday. The fools are those that have made no preparation for the other side. We will all face eternity some day.  Some will write this off as the words of an eccentric old man, others may listen. You really are a fool if you do not check it out and find out if the words of the Bible are true. This life is so fleeting. It seems I was a young man, then soon I was raising children. And so soon that part of my life was over and I cannot go back.  For 20 years I was married to the mother of my children, and now it has been 24 years since that season of life passed. It went so fast. Now I am a senior citizen. I am at the last season of my life. As I reflect and look back, I made many mistakes. I wish I had spent less time working and more time with my children. One thing I reflect on is my decision some thirty plus years ago when I decided to follow Christ. I look at that as the most important decision I ever made. It has effected every area of my life. One thought that came to mind was many years ago when a spouse left me. I was angry, I was hurt. I have been at this place more than once. This time I took a tire wrench in my hands and I was going to bust out windows of either the car or the apartment of the man my wife left me for. It was dark out and I parked a few blocks away. As I was walking, my cell phone rang. It was my son, who never calls. He says Dad, what are you doing? I told him of my intent. He says Dad you don't want to do that. I realized it was God intervening in my life. I know God directed my son to call me at that moment to stop me in my foolishness. I turned around and went home.  We can learn that God is indeed interested in all areas of our lives. Our lives may not be perfect, but God is always with us once we accept him as Lord and Savior. I could have been a fool that day, but realized God was watching. I turned around and walked a different direction. That is a definition of repentance, to stop, to turn around and walk a different direction when God calls on us. He is no fool who give up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Think about that, there is nothing in this world as far as riches and possessions  that we will take with us. However we can gain something we will never lose when we accept Christ as Lord and Savior.  God bless, LVZ.