The Rich Man and Lazarus

In Luke 16:19-31 we read a story about two different men. One named Lazarus, who while on Earth lived a life of extreme poverty and another man (unnamed) leads a very wealthy life. The passage explains that as both of these men lived their lives on Earth, the rich man had a great house and that Lazarus sat outside his place just hoping to get the scraps that the rich man throughout before the dogs got to them. There comes a day when Lazarus passes from this life and is accepted into heaven. We read that later on the rich man also passes but instead of going to heaven like Lazarus he is thrown into the pits of Hell. We see dialogue beginning to go between this rich man and Abraham as the rich man peers up and sees Lazarus being taken care of in Heaven. We see the rich man begging for Lazarus to be allowed to just give this man a little bit of water to cool his tongue because of the extreme pain and torment he is going through in Hell. Abraham tells him that this is not possible and that he will spend eternity in this place and there is nothing that can be done now..... It is to late. The rich man cries out asking if there is anyway Lazarus or another person in heaven can go back to Earth to warn his family of this outcome that awaits them so they can change the way they are living. Again Abraham tells him that there is no way that can happen.
We see this picture of grief and of anxiety as this rich man now sees the consequences of the life that he lived while on Earth. We see the desperation in his voice as he cries out for help. But there is nothing that can be done. All that was is now over. The deal has been sealed. All doors have been closed and there is no turning back.
I want you to think about how you are doing life? Are you seeking God with all your heart, soul, and mind. In other words as put in Romans 12: 1-2 " So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work (school), and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you."
Let God change your heart today. Let Him work His magnificent love into your life!