--LIVING IN LIGHT OF ETERNITY / WE ALL WILL LIVE FOREVER ~~

--" And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment."
---(Hebrews 9:27) -- bible

--Recently we attended the funeral of a twenty-three year old man. At the age of fourteen he had been hurt in a farm accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. He glowed with cheerful vitality, then one day he was found in his bedroom--gone. Here one minute, gone the next. Despite his adversity, the young man had adopted Philippians 4:13 as his motto: "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

One minute after death, what will we experience? The beginning of timeless existence--eternity! The thought of eternity chills the unbeliever but thrills the child of God. How is it with us? Do we have a secure anchor extending beyond this life and reaching into eternity? It is easy to shout hallelujahs when all goes well, but quite another when we experience reverses and difficulties. If our trust reaches into eternity, we can face adversities with confidence as JOB did. And like the young man, we can endure all things though Christ.

Often in our hurried and frustrated microwave-style living, we forget the most important issues of life. Satan has his ways to distract us from eternal values, other through the pursuit of wealth. "Godliness with contentment is great gain" (1 Timothy 6:6). If we lose sight of this great truth, we are within Satan's reach.

Fear is another formidable enemy that can distract our attention from God and eternity. Fear can easily affect a whole country during a national emergency. Many people panic and soon empty the shelves in grocery stores. Those who trust in Christ can rest confidently, believing that in eternity they will experience what He said: That where I am, there ye may be also" (John 14:3).

--BSW/DY~

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]