Daily Devotion

Luke 16:19-31 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
I will be preaching on seven surprises of hell that can be seen in this account. What are they?

1. Surprise, there is a God. The rich man lived a life with no indication he ever gave thought to God.
2. Surprise, the Bible is true. He had the writings of Moses and the prophets to warn him of hell. Again he lived his life as if the Bible were not true.
3. Surprise, hell is real. If one can ignore God and the Bible then they can ignore hell as well.
4. Surprise, hell is forever. As the rich man began to burn in torment he found out it would last forever.
5. Surprise, in hell you suffer alone. We do not see him gathering with his friends do we?
6. Surprise, you didn’t have to come here. The God and Bible he ignored could have saved him from hell.
7. Surprise, you should have been a witness. This not for the rich man but Lazarus. I wonder if he ever said a word about Christ to the rich man as he passed by him each day.

Today you will pass by people bound for eternal hell. Will you say anything to them?

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