Smartor dumb?

00:00Episode 209: smart or dumb?

Hello, my dear friend, welcome to our episode 209. Today, November 11, 2026, the topic of today is... smart or dumb? What a question!

00:14The reading: Luke 12:8-9

The reading comes from the Gospel of Luke and we read in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, please, Lord, guide us through this study. Thank you, Jeho, for the scripture on the screen. And we read Luke 12:8 through 9: "If you tell others that you belong to me, the Son of Man will tell God's angels that you are my followers. But if you reject me, you will be rejected in front of them."

00:43Last week, and today: tell me how smart you are

Wow! Last week we talked about how God always has your back. You probably remember. If you haven't watched that video, that episode, you should do it. Now today, you will tell me how smart you are. Do you want to do that?

01:03The core question: what do you want for your eternity?

The question, the initial question, and probably the core question is, what do you want for your eternity? Heaven or hell, lake of fire? So let's start there.

01:23Everything we do has a repercussion

Okay? Because everything that we do in life is going to have a repercussion. The Lord God created heaven and earth. He provided His Son, Jesus, to pay the price for your salvation. It's simple as that.

01:43"I will testify in your behalf"

The Lord Jesus said, "If you guys say openly in public that you believe in me, I will protect you. I will testify in your behalf in front of the angels of God." In other words, everything is going to be alright for you.

02:03Only this life, or also the afterlife?

But if you don't, then you will be in trouble. So the question is, is all about this life or also the repercussions are about the afterlife? The consequences.

02:20Some people don't believe in eternity

It's an interesting idea because some people just don't believe in eternity. They don't think that there is an afterlife. You probably are aware of individuals that don't believe in heaven. They don't believe in hell. And they don't understand the difference between hell and the lake of fire.

02:39Hell first, then the lake of fire

So let's see this particular concept of the pay, the reward, the punishment to people that do not want to have anything to do with the Lord Jesus. Initially, according with the Scripture, when the person dies, it's going to go to hell if this person doesn't receive the forgiveness through Jesus Christ by the grace of God. Okay? That's the payment, initially. But in the timeline of God, in the eternity of God, that's not the end. Eventually, it's going to be a lake of fire where all the evildoers and unbelievers will go and suffer.

03:27Two options: which one would you take?

Question. If you have those two options, which one would you like to take? Going to heaven? Initially, and after the events, when the judgment of God comes at the end of the timeline for humankind, you will go and stay in heaven with Him? Or option B? Initially, at your death, you go to hell and eventually the punishment in the lake of fire. Two options. What would you prefer?

04:06God loves you and wants you with Him

You must realize that God loves you. You must realize that. The love of God is real. The Lord God wants to share with you more and more of His kingdom, His love, His wisdom, His provision, many beautiful things. Because He loves you and He wants you with Him.

04:32Why would you reject His love?

Why would you reject His love? Why is it? How do you feel about God showing you love?

04:46"If God loves me, why do I have problems?"

The classic questions are, "Well, if God loves me, why do I have to go through all these problems?" Well, life is filled with problems for everybody. Or do you think that myself as a servant of God don't have problems? Everybody. Everybody has problems. Life is filled with obstacles and difficulties.

05:12Face your problems with the Lord

But it's either we face those problems with the Lord or not. And the Lord God wants you with Him. He loves you.

05:26Why would you not like the idea of a godly life?

But why would you not like the idea of a godly life? What are the reasons? People think that having fun with sin is fantastic and it's okay. And they think even that the life of a believer that goes by the rules is boring. That's a problem.

05:52The purpose of life: to get to know the Lord God

They just think that there is nothing good, exciting or fabulous when you have a godly life. They really don't understand the purpose of life because the purpose of life is to get to know the Lord God. And after you get to know the Lord God, guess what is going to happen? You are going to experience the process to receive the revelation of what is what the Lord God wants you to do with your life.

06:21If you are smart, you choose Jesus

If you are smart, you choose Jesus. If you are smart, that's what you will do. Because to begin with, the potential issue in the afterlife, I know you don't want that. You don't want hell. You don't want the lake of fire. So we are clear on that.

06:47Open your heart: rejoice every day

But if you choose Jesus and you open your heart, things are going to be much better for you, my friend. You are going to rejoice every day, even in the midst of problems.

07:04Energy, enthusiasm, optimism

Having the Holy Spirit with you gives you such energy, enthusiasm, optimism. You can take even the difficulties in a much better way because you just know the Lord God has a purpose, a plan for you.

07:24"I will tell God's angels": you belong to God

Choose Jesus, my friend. The Lord Jesus said that if you do it, literally, he says, "I will tell God's angels that you are my followers." The Lord God testifying, the Lord Jesus testifying in front of God with the angels that you belong to Him. And that is the most important thing that you can experience in your life, my friend, that you belong to God. Open your heart, and I wish that you will continue learning more and more God's Word every day, a little bit, and continue going in the right direction, my friend. Jesus is Lord.

08:14A little humor: the smart kid and the bullies

Let me share with you some humor. Here we go. The bullies told the smart kid, "We are going to make your life miserable." He smiled and said, "You will have to get in line. I already have homework."

08:33Years of running away

There is a good girl in her 70s. Girl, right? Well, she met the girls who used to bully her. So they asked her, "How do you stay in such great shape?" She smiled and said, "I spent years running away from you. Turns out, it was an excellent cardio."

09:00"The guys who still owe me $20"

This little guy is 45, and he always has followed the rules. Of course, some guys used to mock him for following the rules. But he has done really, really good in life. So they asked him how he did it. He said, "Easy, I stopped taking advice from the guys who still owe me $20 from 1998."

09:26Episode 209: thank you for joining us

Thank you for joining us. This was our episode 209. I hope you will continue watching and enjoying our programs here.

Transcribed from the video and lightly corrected. Spoken words are kept as Dr. Gian said them.