Mid-week Boost #3
KB
First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires .....But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:1,9
Ever see this bumper sticker?
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It's a common refrain among those who have misinterpreted God's plan for us at the end of time. The bumper sticker is meant to instill fear in us. The intent is to scare us into a right relationship with God.
But God doesn't try to scare us into salvation. He welcomes us into His salvation by His grace through faith. And He keeps us in that salvation through His Word and Sacrament by the power of His Holy Spirit.
The end of the earth, or the end of our lives is nothing to fear. For God has a plan for us and that plan is to live with Him forever.
Now what we should not forget is that eternity doesn't start the day we die, or the day the earth ends.
Eternity starts now!
As we enter the holiday season, our lives tend to become more harried and stressful ( that is probably an understatement for most of us!), and it is important to remember the joy and peace we have in Gods plan for us:
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11
We know our future - will be with Him forever.
Live every day in Christ Jesus sharing the message and joy of His salvation with everyone around you...not because you are scared of what will happen to you if you don't, but because of what happens to you and the world around you when you do!
Amen
Last edited by EZMONEY; 01-03-2010 at 05:49 PM.
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