Would you want this money spent on your behalf?

You can't make this sort of stuff up. Below is some "ghost money" I recently purchased at the local Red Apple grocery. A wad of these cost me 69 cents.

Yes, that's right, it says HELL BANK NOTE. Money from, or more accurately, for, Hell. The grocery caters to an Asian crowd, and ghost money is a pretty common occurrence in places such as Taiwan. The idea is, if you burn this stuff for the dead, they'll have some spending cash. Truck drivers toss these out the window to appease the gods for good fortune while driving. Well-meaning relatives burn stacks, no, bales, of this stuff to wish their departed loved ones well.

But really, what needs to be said? They are in Hell. No amount of money can improve Hell. They don't sell cool drinks there. No ice. No box fans, air conditioning units, first-class tickets to a tropical island. Face it, we're talking about Hell. Eternal pain and misery. And if that isn't bad enough, Hell is tossed into the Lake of fire. In fact, Revelation 20:15 makes it clear that anybody who does not have their name written in the Book of Life is tossed in the lake of fire. Not to offend you, but if you don't personally know Jesus as your Lord and Savior, this means you. Don't take it personally. We all are beyond recovery.

Someday, we all will die. Is that offensive? Probably not. Why then not give some consideration to what happens next? After all, if you accept that we all will die, why not consider that you will give an account for your life, and no amount of goody-good deeds will make up for being a sinful being?

Romans 3:23

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God

I didn't write the Bible, God did. If you don't like what the book says, you'll have your chance one day to take it up with the author.

So perhaps you are wondering how you can avoid such a miserable fate? It's pretty simple, really.

John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

That's a pretty exclusive claim. No room for any figure in history other than Jesus. He and He alone has the ability to assure you eternal rest with Him and escape from eternal damnation. There just isn't any other way. So how do you give yourself to Jesus to avoid Hell?

Romans 10:9-11

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

The answer is simple, really. Ask Jesus to come into your heart. Do so out loud, that's right, say it. And believe it. Don't just say the lines like a Hollywood actor. Believe it.

We are all sinners, incapable of standing before a holy God. Jesus, however, is perfect, and has taken on the sins of the world by being executed on a wooden Roman cross. He has paid a debt that eclipses our wildest ability to repay. Will you let Him pick up the tab in your life? Did you ask Him into your heart? Good! Or perhaps you are not sure. Either way, why not check out a Bible-believing church and ask the pastor there about Jesus. Or post something here and I'll tell you what I can.