What Are You Doing With Your Vapor of Life?

Friends, over the years I have had several verses which became critical in my understanding. One of the most important verses in the bible is found in James 4:1 KJV

• Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

One thing I found about "the vapor" is truly amazing. People do not stop and really think about it. If you say something to a Christian about "the vapor of life" they will respond  with statements such as, "man, it is going by fast", or "time is flying", etc.  We actually redefine what God said without realizing it!

God did not say time is going by fast. If you look at the verse again, you will see James who being inspired by the Holy Spirit, is saying "your life is a vapor". In other words "life span equals vapor span". Meanwhile we measure our lives by the sun and a clock, when actually we are living at this moment within a "vapor". Actually, the vapor cannot be measured. 

Lets say a vapor lasts about 3 seconds. God is not waiting for time to pass. He is outside of the time He created. From God's clear perspective, He tells us we live for 3 seconds. He is using a simple word to show us the truth about our life span.  

Suppose a person lives for 100 years, then dies and goes to heaven or hell forever. How long was the 100 years the person lived compared to eternity"?  A simple fraction explains this. 
100 divided by forever, is an eternal "0" zero. 

God created us and what we do in this "0" with the gospel of Jesus Christ determines our destiny forever. It is infinitely better to suffer for a hundred years and go to heaven, than to have the best this world has to offer and then go to hell. 

Friends, God has created us in a "0", yet that "0" determines our eternal destiny. What are you going to do about Jesus? He is the only way sin can be forgiven. He is the only one who gives eternal life to all who believe in him and obey him. 

We each surrender to Jesus, who is the only one who paid for sin, or we chose to join Satan and along with him be cast into the Lake of Fire,   

Are you going to turn to Jesus and follow Him in obedience? He tells us to count the cost! You must repent and obey Jesus. You will be ridiculed mocked and possibly lose your head to a guillotine. Or you can seek the pleasures of this world and reject Jesus. It will not be his fault. It will be your own. 

You can enjoy your vapor "0" in the way you choose, but you will reap forever from the choice you make. If  this seems silly, please remember, there is no present. Just try to find it. We are all moving at the speed of a vapor, either to heaven or hell and we are not guaranteed tomorrow.