Tag: eternity
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The Happy and the Blessed
James 1:12 “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.” Is it more important to you that you are happy or that you are blessed? You may ask, “What’s the difference?” “Happiness” can…
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An Eternal Perspective on Money
James 1:9-11 “Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.” A…
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Eternal Tradeoffs
Hebrews 12:15-17 “See to it that no one . . . is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.” There are some inevitable tradeoffs…
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The Unknown
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 “But, as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him’— these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit.” Last night I was watching a nature program on PBS. It was about the natural history of…
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Our Eternal God
Revelation 1:8 “’I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’” It is a wonderful truth that the God Whom we serve is the God of the past, the present, and the future. All that He is and all that He…
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Eternity
Hebrews 9:12 “. . . an eternal redemption.” I remember some years ago talking to a friend about eternal things. I asked him if he ever thought much about eternity. His answer was along the lines of “No, not all all.” How about you? Are eternal things something you give much thought to? If not,…
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The Greatest Priest
Hebrews 7:3 “He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.” I remember the conversation well because of the quizzical look I received at the time. I was teaching an adult Sunday School class, and we were…
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Forever
Hebrews 6:19-20 “We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, the inner place behind the curtain, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.” Without the Bible, there are so…
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Eternal Regret
Hebrews 4:1-2 “Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.” It…
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The Eternal Home
Acts 1:25 “Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” In those well-known words from Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, “There’s no place like home.” If your home is a good place where love dwells, you would probably agree with those words. A home is a wonderful thing. If you are a homeowner…
To Encourage You 