While walking down the street one day, a corrupt politician was tragically hit by a car and died. His soul immediately arrived in heaven, and he met was by St. Peter at the entrance.
“Welcome to heaven,” said St. Peter. “Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a prominent official around these parts, so we’re not sure what to do with you.”
“No problem, just let me in,” said the Politician.
“Well, I’d like to, but I have orders from the higher-ups. What we’ll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.”
“Really? I’ve decided. I want to be in heaven,” said the Politician.
I’m sorry, but we have our rules. “And with that, St. Peter escorted him to the elevator and there he went down, down, down to hell.
The doors opened, and he found himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance, he could see a clubhouse, and standing in front of it were all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.
Everyone was thrilled to see him and in unison, they ran to greet him, shake his hand, as they recalled the wonderful times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people. They played a friendly game of golf and then dined on lobster, caviar and the finest champagne.
Also present was the devil who was a friendly guy who was having a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are all having such a marvellous time that before the politician realized it, it was time to go. Everyone gave him a hearty farewell and waved as the elevator went up.
The elevator rose, up, up and the door reopened in heaven’s gate where St. Peter was waiting for him, “Now it’s time to visit heaven.”
So, for the next 24 hours, the politician joined a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. Before he realized it, the 24 hours had gone by, and St. Peter returned to fetch him.
“Well, you’ve spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.”
The politician thought for a minute, then he answered: “Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.”
So St. Peter escorted him to the elevator, and down, down, down he went to hell… As soon as the doors of the elevator opened, he was shocked to see flames all around. People were screaming with fear and pain, etc. The politician quickly ran to find the Devil and ask, “What happened? I was here just yesterday, and it was a giant party… how could this be?”
The devil smiled at him and said, “Yesterday we were campaigning, today, you voted.”
The Collins English dictionary describes destiny as everything that happens to a person during their life, including what will happen in the future, especially
when it is considered to be controlled by someone or something else.
The moral of the above story is: don’t believe everything you hear about the Christian life. Our choices and actions have everything to do with what we become, and where we end up in life.
Divine establishment and prosperity involve more than just believing and receiving. While miracles are part and parcel of the Christian life, the journey to Christian maturity is long and, sometimes rough. As we face and overcome hardships and hindrances, we become more and more like Christ our master. We are established.