Pizza and Jesus

Alot of people ask me a simple question once they get to know me "Why are you always excited?" All I can say is that since 1992 I have never let the fire go out. Sure, there have been times that have taken there toll on me, but I have always looked at the glass half full because of Jesus.

Last night we arrived home late and tired from a two day trip that really wore us out (Judy's birthday trip to Warrenton, Texas). As always I suggested that everyone get their showers as I checked my 'e' mails and settled in. Being it was late, they had ordered Pizza to be delivered and it soon arrived. When the door bell rang they yelled "You got to get the door we are dressed for bed!" As I opened the door I saw this young man around 26 years old standing there with our Pizza. He soon realized that this wasn't going to be a normal delivery. I looked at him as he was trying to shove the pizza into my hands and collect the money with an earnest stare. I said "Hi! What's your name?" He hesitated and then said "James." I them said "Hi James where are you going to church tomorrow?" He quickly told me that he had not been for years because he worked late and slept in. I then moved alittle closer and said "Well James, do you love Jesus?" He quickly said "Yes, I do?" I said "Are you sure?" He said "Of course I am sure!" I then told him plainly "No you don't James!" His eyes got about as big as they could without falling out from his face and he began making one excuse after another. I asked him "Why would Jesus usher you into heaven my friend if you aren't even making a simple choice to worship Him with fellow believers?" He said he did not know, but he thinks he would still be entering them pearly gates. After about twent minutes I finally said "James, God has given you today, and the devil is promising you tomorrow. If you are to die on your way home without repenting and turning to the truth (Which he said he knew the Bible well and went to church when he was younger) where do you think you will be?" He said "Sir, I think I am going to be in heaven." I asked him why he thought that, and he assured me that this is what he had been told. I ended our conversation with "James, I am looking at me years ago standing in your shoes. I believed everything everyone told me about the Bible and about getting into heaven. The truth is that what I believed was what man fabricated in the scripture and I was heading straight to hell. James, you are banking your eternity on what man has told you without knowing waht the Word of God tells you." With this our evening ended, but it was all worth it.

I do not know what James did when he left, or if he chose to repent and get right. I do know though that last night was a divine appoitnment for a young man who simply delivered pizza to our door. You see, we all have divine appointments daily. Appointments with garbage collectors, students, merchants, fellow employees, waiters, waitresses, even our own family members. What will we do with appointments? What we do with them may very well effect their eternity. Tomorrow (or even tonite if you get out), look all around at your surroundings. Look at all the people who one day will face eternity. They will either spend it in heaven or hell. This should be important to everyone who claims to be Christ followers. "Jesus, please place soemone in our paths everyday to proclaim the hope that we have..."