Tag: the future
-
Nor Things Present Nor Things to Come
Romans 8:37-39 “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us…
-
According to the Scriptures . . .
John 20:8-9 “Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead.” The account of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ is filled with references to how everything that happened there…
-
Knowing the Future
John 16:13 “When the Spirit of truth comes . . . he will declare to you the things that are to come.” One of the things Jesus promised the apostles with His promise of the coming of the Holy Spirit is that the Spirit would tell them about the future. In fact, He would tell them…
-
Knowing the Future
2 Peter 3:3-7 “Knowing this, first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. They will say, ‘Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.’ For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the…
-
Eternal Possessions
1 Corinthians 3:21-23 “For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.” The possessions of the Christian are beyond description. Paul expresses this here in 1 Corinthian 3. God…
-
The believer’s hope
Psalm 121:7-8 “The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.” One of the greatest blessings of the believer is his or her joyful anticipation of the future. Isn’t it so often that the fear of the future robs people of…
-
Promises
Psalm 119:140 “Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it.” Have you ever promised anyone anything? One of the things my wife and I discussed from time to time when our children were young was that we should be very careful about our promises. Although we love our children more than our own…
-
How to speak – to our self
Psalm 62:5 “For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from Him.” Do you talk to yourself? It’s something perhaps everyone does at one time or another. Sometimes that “talk” is silent, as we roll various thoughts over in our mind. As we lie on our beds at night, sometimes waking…
-
The future
John 14:28 “You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.” Do you think much about the future? Many people try not to think about it too much. Worrying…
-
In what do you trust?
Psalm 20:7-8 “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They collapse and fall but we rise and stand upright.” What is the basis of your trust for the future? What are you depending on? We know that there are dangers that await us if we really stop and…
To Encourage You 