(1 Corinthians 15:55 NLT) O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?
2010 will be the fourth consecutive year I will have read God’s Word on a daily basis. I don’t say that to brag but to let you know it changes your perspective on everything. This morning as I catch up on my reading from a busy weekend God reminds me once again just how temporary this life is! Because of that my thoughts go quickly to the question, “What can I do to make this time given to me matter, for soon this life will be over?” If God sees fit for my life to last ninety years on this earth that is still short when you think of eternity. Then it hits me – it does not matter what I have accumulated, yes I want to leave an inheritance for my children and I want to be a good provider now but the difference is where is my heart? What am I thinking of throughout the day? Is my heart on my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ or is it on stuff and how to acquire it? Am I busy being a consumer or am I thinking of my personal relationship with my Heavenly Father? If my treasure is found in God then His Word tells me I need not fear death, for this life is my time to explore the depths of His love and mercy as I walk with Him. My love for Him will compel me to take action, in doing so I will miss the mark many times but it is only then that I will begin to understand His unfailing love for me. For God said this life is like a race and if I run faithfully finishing it I have a Heavenly Father waiting to welcome me home. I don’t know what heaven will be like but I know this time I have now is my time to know God personally, for if I will look for Him He has promised to walk with me, hand in hand and that is how my life will make a difference – following God and being faithful to obey for in doing so I will be given opportunities to encourage and empower others to do the same.
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