Love gives you a choice. Don't disappoint love. I can see why God gives people a choice to live or not live for Him. If one is not happy with Jesus in this life, how will one be happy with him forever in his presence in heaven. He doesn't want anyone who is unhappy with His salvation.
Here is an old old story that I read a long time ago. There were three sisters of which two were fervently and happily serving the Lord, but one enjoyed the night life and frivolous living. She was a beautiful girl who did what she wanted and was the life of most parties. Needless to say her sisters were continuously praying for her safety and most of all, her salvation. One night she had a dream that the Lord invited her to heaven. She saw that everything was so peaceful and lovely. She notice that there were people singing praises to King Jesus. Many beckoned her to come and joined them, but she would not. Finally Jesus approached her and asked her, "Do you not like it here?" She replied, "No I do not." Then He said to her, "What are you doing here then?" She felt herself falling down into hell and awoke startled. She told her sisters about her dream. They encouraged her to repent to Jesus, but she would not. Soon after she took ill and died.
The people that God will have in heaven are people that love Him and know that He loves them. They are the people that have found rest and peace in Him. They are people that are eternally grateful for His kindness, His grace, and His salvation. They are the people that live for Jesus now. They have overcome the devil by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they love not their lives even unto death. (They were ready to die as God's servant.)
Here is an old old story that I read a long time ago. There were three sisters of which two were fervently and happily serving the Lord, but one enjoyed the night life and frivolous living. She was a beautiful girl who did what she wanted and was the life of most parties. Needless to say her sisters were continuously praying for her safety and most of all, her salvation. One night she had a dream that the Lord invited her to heaven. She saw that everything was so peaceful and lovely. She notice that there were people singing praises to King Jesus. Many beckoned her to come and joined them, but she would not. Finally Jesus approached her and asked her, "Do you not like it here?" She replied, "No I do not." Then He said to her, "What are you doing here then?" She felt herself falling down into hell and awoke startled. She told her sisters about her dream. They encouraged her to repent to Jesus, but she would not. Soon after she took ill and died.
The people that God will have in heaven are people that love Him and know that He loves them. They are the people that have found rest and peace in Him. They are people that are eternally grateful for His kindness, His grace, and His salvation. They are the people that live for Jesus now. They have overcome the devil by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they love not their lives even unto death. (They were ready to die as God's servant.)