Created To Last Forever 2

When someone dies, we sometime think it’s unnatural and unfair even though we know that everyone will eventually die; that is because God has wired our brains that way and planted eternity in our hearts. God didn’t create us to come and die in one day; He made us in His own image to live forever. Our lives here on earth is a preparation for eternity, everything here is temporal; that’s why Paul said: I once thought all this things are so important, but I now consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. To make the most of eternity, is to consider everything here worthless and start preparing for it. Your earthly body is just a temporary residence of your spirit; when you die it’s not the end of you, but a transition to eternity. The bible says: eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, neither has it entered the heart of anyone what God has planned for those who love Him. When you live in light of eternity, your values change. You will start putting little attention to wealth, achievement, trend, fashion and fun, investing more of your time in building relationship and character as this life is a preparation for the next. God has a purpose for your life on earth, but it doesn’t end here. His plans involves far more than the few decades you will spend on this planet. It’s more than the opportunity of a lifetime; God offers you an opportunity beyond your lifetime. The bible says God’s plans endure forever; His purposes last eternally. Just as the nine months you spent in your mothers womb was a preparation for this life, so is this life a preparation for eternity. If you have a relationship with God through Jesus, you don’t have to fear death. It is the door to eternity. It will be the last hour of your time on earth, but it won’t be the last of you. Rather a birthday into eternal life. This world is not our home; we are looking forward to our everlasting home in heaven. A slogan once said we should live each day of our lives as if it is the first day, but it would be wiser to live each day as if it were the last day of our lives. Here is a question: since I am made to last forever, what is that one thing I should stop doing and that one thing I should start doing?