Our past vs. God's Love

As I was surfing the internet one day I came across a headline “Footage of Sadaam Hussein’s execution” and being the human being I am, I clicked to watch. Now I have seen many a movie where people were executed or killed, I thought this would be no problem then as he was dropped through the floor and the noose tighten I realized that he was not coming back, there were no special effects. On that day many people rejoiced over the death of Hussein and being prior military and seeing the evil that this man preformed first hand I had an urge to rejoice too, until that one thought occurred. Did anyone take the chance to tell him about the Lord Jesus Christ? Did Sadaam ever get one last opportunity to give his life to God?

            Now I know right now there are a lot of people steaming about the mention of Sadaam even having the chance to be saved but the reality is that God loved him just like me and you. I am about positive that Sadaam had heard of Christ and was presented the gospel at some point, but was he provided that one last opportunity.  Though Sadaam’s life was filled with tyranny and evil that was not the reason why Sadaam’s eternal existence is being lived out in Hell. The sole reason is that he never accepted the grace of God Given through His son Jesus. Yes, I know what Sadaam’s life was and how he lived it but it is not just about Sadaam. It is about every single human on this planet. We are so quick to condemn someone because they do these horrible things but Jesus calls us to be more than this. Youth are being condemned because of the music, clothes, hairstyles, and mannerisms. We must remember that Christ didn’t call us to judge but to love everyone. On the day of execution a criminal, a thief, a man whose crimes were so heinous that he was being crucified looked up and asked if he would be remembered when Jesus got home. And Jesus simply said today you will be with me in paradise. Christ did not care about the past His focus was on the future. What if Christ said to us that our past was too bad for Heaven? Could you have changed what you done?  Today we need to be like Christ and love everyone just not the Sin. We have to spread the Word to all not just the ones we think worthy. But in the end we just need to love no matter the cost, because that is what Jesus did for us.