Staggering to Slaughter

Pro 24:11 Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
Pro 24:12 If you say, "See, we did not know this," Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts? And does He not know it who keeps your soul? And will He not render to man according to his work?

There is a phrase in the text of verse 11 that caught my attention, and made me stop for a moment....to get a visual picture of it.

"Staggering to slaughter".....what a picture!

That's the picture of the human race without God.

Staggering to slaughter....what a sad picture of the lives of those who do not know God.

In a few minutes I am going to preside over a funeral service. It's easy because this dear lady had trusted Christ as her savior years ago, and is now home with the Lord, so the service will be a celebration....a graduation, if you wish...not a sorrowful event, but for those who die without trusting Christ what a horrible eternity.....

And before they even get to eternity they are described as staggering to slaughter. I can't escape the visual picture of that....it' so sad.

Just before lunch I drove through the bank to make a deposit, and the young lady cashier said, "Boy, you're dressed up....wedding or funeral?" (She knows what I do.) I responded, "funeral..." and with that she said, "I hope they knew where they were going..." And off she goes to take care of my banking business. I smiled and knew she had set me up, so when she returned I said, "Now you started this, so I have to ask, do you know where YOU'RE going?" A big smile came across her face and she responded, "yes!"

So my question for the day is this- are you one of those staggering to slaughter or have you trusted Christ as your savior and know your eternal destiny? It's a simple question, and there are only two answers....there is no door #3.

So, do you know where YOU'RE going?