THE DIFFERENCE?

"Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness." - Napoleon Hill

There is a difference between hell literally, and hell physically. However, both instances aren't palatable or admirable in anyway: ironically majority of us, through our selfishness live in hell daily.

C. S. Lewis once provided a powerful image of the difference between heaven and hell. He described hungry people sitting at a huge banquet loaded with delicious food. Every person had a meter-long fork and knife attached to their hands (about three feet long). The scene in hell was one of anger, frustration, and fighting as people scrambled to feed themselves. They could reach the food with the long knives and forks, but they were too long to feed themselves. The conflict, screaming, and unfulfilled hunger continued for eternity--that is hell. But the scene in heaven was quite different. The same tables were loaded with food, and the people had the same long forks and knives attached to their hands. But instead of chaos and conflict, there was joy, laughter, and pleasant
conversation. The difference? In heaven, the diners weren't trying to feed themselves. Each person was patiently taking the food and feeding the person seated across the table.

Those who spend all their lives trying to fulfill our own selfish desires will experience a kind of hell. But those who live a life of service will find themselves at home in heaven. Are you frustrated, confused, depressed, or upset about life? Selfishness might have put you in that hellish situation. Wipe that frustration off your face: feed the person across your table and get fed. Be selfless!

Let us pray: Father, deliver me from selfishness, in Jesus name.

WISDOM NUGGET: Luke 6:38
"Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full..." - NLT