Thursday, December 20, 2007

Day Four: Made to Last Forever

God has . . . planted eternity in the human heart.
Ecclesiates 3:11 (NLT)

Surely God would not have created such a being as man to exist only for a day!
No, no, man was made for immortality.
Abraham Lincoln

There is more to life than just here and now.

"This world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever."
1 John 2:17 (NLT)

Since I was made last forever, what is the one thing I should stop doing and the one thing I should start doing today?

Tent vs House. Live each day as if it were the last day of your life.
Again, it's the relationship: His love, forgiveness, and salvation. If you choose to live without God on earth, how would you live with Him in heaven?. This life is just preparation for eternity; however, use your time & money wisely. Harvest on relationships & character, rather than fame, wealth, achievement, even fun. Reorder your priorities. To make most out of your life, you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind & the value of it in your heart. God has purpose of your life, but it doesn't end here. Think about eternity and be prepared.
Phil 3:7 - what Christ has done for us. No confidence in flesh. I consider them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ. Stop being too conscious about the consequences of your action, but rather be good and ethical. 2 Corinthians 5:6 - every moment we spend in these earthly bodies is the time spent away from our eternal home in heaven with Jesus.

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