Terminal

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

1 Peter 2:24 

We're all born terminal. Under the death sentence of Sin. A fallen world, a mere shadow of the Glory in which it was created. Scripture even says how all of creation groans for the redemption.

Good news - there is a cure. A 100% cure! 

John 3:15
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The antidote to death - believe in Jesus - the only begotten Son of God. 

REJOICE!!!  No longer do we need to live under a death sentence. Through Jesus Christ we are now under an eternal life sentence.!

Eternal Life

1 Peter 1:24-25

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

John 3:15
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

John 10:28
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

1 John 2:25
And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

Flowers shoot up, display their glory, and fade away. But not God's word or His people. Through Jesus, God promises us eternal life.

The word eternal means (From http://www.blueletterbible.org)

1) without beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be

2) without beginning

3) without end, never to cease, everlasting

Amazing to realize that God is eternal, but in Him so are we.

Ephesians 1:4-5 ⁴According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: ⁵Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

Embrace the Lord and the truth of His Word. Consider that you are eternal in Christ. And live this life here on earth with eternity in mind.

DAY 217

I needed a reminder that it will not always be over a 100 degrees.

And as we go through trials and tribulations, we need to remember that it will not always be so for those who know the Lord.

For we have the cool refreshing promises of a God who is not a man that He should lie.

2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

2 Peter 1:4

⁴Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

So - what are the some of the promises of God?

*Nothing can separate believers from the love of God.

Romans 8:38-39

³⁸For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, ³⁹Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

*You can be sure of eternal life.

1 John 5:13

¹³These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

These are just a couple. Go on a treasure hunt and find His promises that speak to your life and write them down. They are a strong weapon against the enemy who desires to beat you down.

*For we are overcomers!

1 John 5:4-5

⁴For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. ⁵Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

DAY 193

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” Mark 8:36 KJV

One of my favorite verses to describe the human condition is:

Matthew 23:24
... which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

How many of us fret and worry over so much - like worrying about buying more clothes when the closet is full, paying bills, what is so and so going to do, what am I going to do, what did they say, what did I say, who is going to run and win the presidency -- but neglect thinking about eternity.

It is important to exercise your right to vote. But whoever wins is temporary.

Who you choose to serve is eternal.

Everything you work so hard to get is temporary. When you leave this life, it stays. But where are you going?

Many hope they go to heaven. Take the time to study the Word of God and know that you can be assured where you are going.

Doesn't eternity mean more than our short life-span on this earth?

Chose life. Choose to believe Jesus and that He is the Son of God, come to give His life as a sacrifice to pay for the sins of the world. In Him is life. Life eternal. Choose Jesus don't perish.