Happy New Year! Every year I ask God to give me a word for the year. Last year’s word was “end”. I was aware all year of God bringing things to an end in my life and starting a new page. It was exciting to see. This year’s word is “forever”. It is mentioned more than 300 times in the Bible and I scanned all of them. I found that these are the things God says are forever:
His reign
his law
we are to fear him
David’s throne
He will be praised
his love for Israel
we will be free from judgment
the wicked are destroyed
God is king
God is clean and enduring
we are blessed
his disciple will dwell in God’s house
his tender mercies and loving kindness
we will thank and praise him
his counsels will stand
his saints are preserved
our souls will live
his glory
He is our priest
He will dwell in our midst
Jesus will dwell in us
God’s plan
Satan will be tormented
God’s people will reign
In Ecclesiastes it says that God has written eternity on our hearts. So, somehow we instinctively know that we are eternal beings. But when that becomes a reality to us, then we live with a freedom and purpose that allows us to be affective in the here and now. This life is a portal to the next. If we believe that Jesus is the son of God and ask him into our hearts to rule and reign then we enter into God’s kingdom that is above the earth and we reign and rule with God. If we do not put our trust in God and choose to live for ourselves, we are actually choosing to enter Satan’s rule. We will walk out of this realm into the rule of Satan’s which is under the earth and there we will be eternally punished for denying God. It doesn’t seem like a hard choice to make.
Lord, help us to live with eternity in our hearts and in the forefront of our minds. May it influence our walk day by day.
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