A WASTED LIFE

 

Esther 6:6  So Haman came in, and the king said, “What should I do to honor a man who truly pleases me?”  Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?”

       Haman was a man in deep trouble and he didn’t even know it.  He was proud of his successes, arrogant, and greedy for recognition.  He thought that he had the world by its tail and when he was brought into King Xerxes’ throne room, he immediately thought it was all about himself. 

      Just like Haman, most don’t realize the real trouble they are in.  Haman had sold out his soul for earth’s treasures and most people follow his example.  Haman was to soon discover the price he had to pay for his selfish ambitions; it cost him his life. 

      There is always a price to pay for rejecting God and living for self.  Everyone will pay the price, if not in this life, certainly on Judgment Day when they will face God.  No one gets away with sinful choices and attitudes.  No one. 

      Jesus raised a very serious question that all of us must answer, “What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, but loses his soul?”  The answer is very simple.  The only thing gained is an eternity spent in hell. 

       What is there in your life that you are not willing to give up for the sake of living a life fully surrendered to the Lord?  What do you deem to be of greater importance to you than the Lord?   Is anything worth spending eternity in hell for? 

       There is no wiggle room on this.   If you are not living for Christ, you are living for the world.  If you not living for Christ today, tomorrow may very well be too late for you to change your ways. 

       Little did Haman know when he went before the king that his life would be over within a couple of days.  By the time he came to his senses, he desperately pleaded for his life before Queen Esther, but it was too late.  He had run out of chances to change his ways.

        Don’t do like Haman did.  Don’t wait until it’s too late.  Only God knows when your time will be up, when you will have no more chances to change your ways and live for Christ.  Don’t waste your life chasing after the empty promises of this world.  Don’t sell out your soul to the devil.  Give your life totally to the Lord today.  You will be glad you did.