There are various appointments in life which we do not want to miss, but due to circumstances beyond our control, we may miss certain engagements. I have missed many events that I would rather have not missed, but was unable to be present. One appointment I do not mind missing is one to have a tooth filled, that is, unless the pain is quite severe. If that be the case, then the appointment is very welcome. Let’s consider three appointments I believe the Lord would have us to consider in this mini-sermon.

I. The Appointment Of Separation. Heb. 9:27 says, "It is appointed unto men one to die." If Jesus does not come soon, many of us will face physical death by the means of natural causes or accidental causes. Death is the separation of the soul and spirit from the body. When the believer is absent from the body, he is present with the Lord. When a loss man dies, he goes to a terrible place called hell, where he is banished from all that is good and holy. First, there is the surety of it. Unless Jesus comes in the very near future, death may come to you in a very unexpected manner. There is also the suddenness of it (see Job.34:20). As well, there can be the step of it (1 Sam. 20:3). Since those things are true and since death can come at any moment, it pays for us to be prepared (Amos 4:12)

II. The Appointment To Inspection. The Bible also says in Heb. 9:27, "But after this the judgment." We are told in Romans 14:12 that "everyone of us" will give an account of himself or herself to God. The lost will stand before God that their degree of punishment in hell be determined, and the saved will stand before the Lord to see the degree of their reward in heaven. First, the Bema Seat judgment (2 Cor. 5:10).

The works of the believer will be tried by fire, shortly after Jesus comes for His church (Rev.22:12). Some 1,007 years later, there will be the

Great White Throne Judgment (Rev.20:11-15). All who are there at the second judgment are cast into the Lake of Fire (Rev.20:15).

III. The Appointment To Salvation. 1Thess. 5:9 says, "God......hath appointed us to obtain salvation." First, there is the "now" of salvation (2 Cor. 6:2). Secondly, there is the "how" of salvation (Rom. 10:9,10,13). Finally, there is the "wow" of salvation. The Bible says in 2 Cor. 5:17, "If any man be in Christ he is a new creature."