"A Date With Eternity" (2)

All events in life are moving toward one day. It will be a day that will come like a thief. You hear many predict times and dates. That should alarm us, not because of the predictions but because they are false in dealing with God's word. No one knows and cannot know. Paul told the Thessalonians that they have no need to be bothered with times and epochs (I Thes. 5:1-3). It's not about when but being prepared! That means we need to live each day being blameless in our lives. (That was yesterday's blog.)

Our time on this earth is to prepare for the great day. Each day we need to use to allow God to help us make our lives better because we believe He is coming. The difference between a believer and an unbeliever is this: a true believer prepares and concerns themselves with the Lord and His word. An unbeliever doesn't prepare and is concerned with their own ways each day.

"Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day." (II Cor. 4:16) The believer in Christ understands the opportunity for renewal day by day. They have a living relationship with the Lord and it affects their daily life. Those in fellowship with God can renew their inner person. Those who aren't sincere, their inner is decaying day by day and their lives show it because they are no longer concerned with being blameless. Those in Christ do not lose heart!

"For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison." (II Cor. 4:17) Those living blameless and preparing can rise above life's problem reaching to something greater. The true believers have hope no matter what they are faced with which produces an eternal weight of glory because their focus is on God and His return. Their troubles draws them closer to God. They see a much better day coming.

"While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the thing which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal." (II Cor. 4:18) The true believer knows where to look. The one that professes a belief but constantly looks at the wrong things are taken down easily. We need to realize the great difference between the seen and unseen. When we are faced with difficulties, such as health issues or jobs, if we look at the problem, what do we gain? Fears, uncertainties and worries. If we know all things are headed to a great day, renew our inner from His word day by day, our focus is set on the eternal and one can find hope and strength as well as renewal during those difficulties.

Let's not squander our days by just walking along like the lost. Let the truth of God in and know that you and I both have a date with eternity!