# 559 - Today's Du-Votional comes from: Mr 9:43,44 "If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched-- "where 'Their worm does not die, And the fire is not quenched.'
Again, Jesus is not advocating the removal of body parts as if that would keep us from falling into the kind of habitual sin that hardens the heart and douses our faith. It's the heart that is the problem! Mt 15:19 says, "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.”
He is using this extreme picture to impress upon us the horrors of hell. Most people don't give a lot of thought to hell. They can't fathom their idea of a loving God sending anyone to such a place. Well, if that's what you believe, then you might as well rip these pages out of your Bible.
Or if you think, “It can't be that bad, I'll be able to handle it.” You'd better think again. A fire never quenched speaks of unbelievable physical pain, and the worm that never dies speaks of unbelievable inner pain or torment. There is no relief. No breaks. You won't be able to push a button for more morphine. No wonder Jesus describes hell as the place where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Mt 22:!3)
Hell awaits the indifferent. Bow your knee to Him today before it's too late! Ask Him to save you from your sins, and allow Him to be the Lord of your life from this day forth.
Father, thank You for this reminder from Jesus about the realities of hell. Open eyes and hearts to see that because You are loving, and we are not, You have provided a way to escape eternal torment and pain through Jesus Christ.
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