I read the other day about the forthcoming marathon in Utrecht in the Netherlands. There was uproar after the organizers of the event decided to pay Dutch winners a handsome 10,000 Euros whereas the winning Kenyans would get only 100 Euros. At first, I was annoyed by the whole thing because it smacked of unfairness and lack of equal opportunity to benefit. Being a Kenyan myself, I thought the organizers could have done better.
Then I considered the fact that THEY were in their own country, with their own rules and it was THEIR money they were giving with the full support of their athletics governing body. Their reasons were justified, in that they desired to give more support to upcoming Dutch athletes.
I think it is the same thing about heaven. We don’t own it or have a say as far as who goes in. We know the requirements and we can either accept them or turn them down. We cannot go to heaven on our own terms, telling God what to do and how to do it. He has provided one way, Jesus Christ (John 14:6), and what we do with the whole idea of Jesus decides our eternal destiny.
What have you done with Jesus?
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