Forgive me if I offend anyone here, but i have to post this e-mail I received....because it really hit my heart, and I will not forgive myself if I don't let you all read it.
One day a woman named Louise fell asleep in her bed, and dreamed a
very fitful dream. She dreamed that someone in Hell wrote a letter to
her, and it was to be delivered to her by a messenger. The messenger
passed between the lakes of burning fire and brimstone that occupies
Hell, and found his way to the door that would lead him to the
outside world.
Louise dreamed that the messenger walked to her house, came inside,
and gently but firmly woke Louise up. He gave her the message, saying
only that a friend had wrote it to her from Hell. Louise, in her
dream, with trembling hands took the letter and read:
My Friend,
I stand in Judgment now,
And feel that you're to blame somehow.
On earth, I walked with you day by day,
And never did you point the way.
You knew the Lord in truth and glory,
But never did you tell the story.
My knowledge then was very dim;
You could have led me safe to Him.
Though we lived together on the earth,
You never told me of the second birth,
And now I stand this day condemned,
Because you failed to mention Him.
You taught me many things, that's true,
I called you "friend" and trusted you,
But I learn now that it's too late,
You could have kept me from this fate.
We walked by day and talked by night,
And yet you showed me not the Light.
You let me live, and love, and die,
You knew I'd never live on high.
Yes, I called you a "friend" in life,
And trusted you through joy and strife.
And yet on coming to the end,
I cannot, now, call you "My Friend."
Marsha
After reading the letter, Louise awoke. The dream was still so real
in her mind and sweat dropped from her body in pools. She swore she
could still smell the acrid smell of brimstone and smoke from her
room. As she contemplated the meaning of her dream, she realized that
as a Christian, she has failed in her duty to "go out to all the
world and preach the gospel." As she thought of that, she promised
herself that the next day, she would call Marsha and invite her to
church with her.
The next morning she called Marsha and this was the conversation:
Yes, Bill, Is Marsha there?
Louise, you don't know?
No, Bill, know what?
Marsha WAS KILLED LAST NIGHT IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I thought you had known.
Is this your testimony? Are you witnessing to your friends that you
are with everyday?
Or will there be a friend of yours in hell, asking you why you did
not tell them about JESUS?
As your friend. If you don't know Jesus, here's how: If you confess
with your mouth and believe in your heart that Jesus died on the
cross for your sins and God raised Him from the dead, you will be
saved. (Romans 10:9 - 10)
If you have not done so, just pray this prayer:
Dear God,
I confess with my mouth and believe in my heart that Jesus is your
son and that he died on the cross for my sins Jesus, forgive me of my
sins and come into my heart and become my personal Lord and Savior.
In Jesus' name, Amen."
(P.S. If you are a believer - new or old, send this to others and let
them know you are a true friend).
One day a woman named Louise fell asleep in her bed, and dreamed a
very fitful dream. She dreamed that someone in Hell wrote a letter to
her, and it was to be delivered to her by a messenger. The messenger
passed between the lakes of burning fire and brimstone that occupies
Hell, and found his way to the door that would lead him to the
outside world.
Louise dreamed that the messenger walked to her house, came inside,
and gently but firmly woke Louise up. He gave her the message, saying
only that a friend had wrote it to her from Hell. Louise, in her
dream, with trembling hands took the letter and read:
My Friend,
I stand in Judgment now,
And feel that you're to blame somehow.
On earth, I walked with you day by day,
And never did you point the way.
You knew the Lord in truth and glory,
But never did you tell the story.
My knowledge then was very dim;
You could have led me safe to Him.
Though we lived together on the earth,
You never told me of the second birth,
And now I stand this day condemned,
Because you failed to mention Him.
You taught me many things, that's true,
I called you "friend" and trusted you,
But I learn now that it's too late,
You could have kept me from this fate.
We walked by day and talked by night,
And yet you showed me not the Light.
You let me live, and love, and die,
You knew I'd never live on high.
Yes, I called you a "friend" in life,
And trusted you through joy and strife.
And yet on coming to the end,
I cannot, now, call you "My Friend."
Marsha
After reading the letter, Louise awoke. The dream was still so real
in her mind and sweat dropped from her body in pools. She swore she
could still smell the acrid smell of brimstone and smoke from her
room. As she contemplated the meaning of her dream, she realized that
as a Christian, she has failed in her duty to "go out to all the
world and preach the gospel." As she thought of that, she promised
herself that the next day, she would call Marsha and invite her to
church with her.
The next morning she called Marsha and this was the conversation:
Yes, Bill, Is Marsha there?
Louise, you don't know?
No, Bill, know what?
Marsha WAS KILLED LAST NIGHT IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I thought you had known.
Is this your testimony? Are you witnessing to your friends that you
are with everyday?
Or will there be a friend of yours in hell, asking you why you did
not tell them about JESUS?
As your friend. If you don't know Jesus, here's how: If you confess
with your mouth and believe in your heart that Jesus died on the
cross for your sins and God raised Him from the dead, you will be
saved. (Romans 10:9 - 10)
If you have not done so, just pray this prayer:
Dear God,
I confess with my mouth and believe in my heart that Jesus is your
son and that he died on the cross for my sins Jesus, forgive me of my
sins and come into my heart and become my personal Lord and Savior.
In Jesus' name, Amen."
(P.S. If you are a believer - new or old, send this to others and let
them know you are a true friend).
