Not everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord", shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. [Matthew 7:21]
If as a Christian you land in heaven, will you be surprised? Once a pastor was invited back by his former congregation to speak for an anniversary celebration. A dear old lady came up to him and said, "And, of course, you know about my dear husband, Albert. Since you left, dear Albert died and has gone to heaven." Since he vaguely remembered Albert as one whose moral life left much to be desired, he replied, "Oh, so Albert died and went to heaven? Well, I must say I’m glad." Since this remark was not too well received, he tried to recover by saying, "What I meant to say was ‘I’m sorry!’ " This did not help the widow. He tried one more time, "…