Eternally His
This past month has been filled with anxiety and worry about the stupidest of things. And when I am finally free of the things to worry about, I worry about what to worry about next.
For those of you that know me, I am usually one of the more relaxed people, not worrying when something doesn’t work out or when something goes wrong, plans fail or something else comes up. I have usually been the first to think of a solution and try and work things out. I have always loved the verse ‘And God works for Good for all those that Love Him’. I have not really ever been concerned about future, moving continents, knowing in my heart of hearts that God has it all under control.
And then BAM. Worry floods me like the Fraser River will probably flood if we get any more of this horrid rain here in British Columbia.
Yahweh is incredible vast and rich. He runs on forever, never ending never getting shallow, never fading. He is forever deep and wide and high. Everything in this life is known by Him. All things miniscule are under His watchful eye that ‘never slumbers nor sleeps’. He knows all. He is aware of all things that move and have their being in this life and the next. My God is so much bigger than all the ‘light and momentary troubles of this life’. Nothing ever shocks Him, nothing ever ever ever throws Him off His course, He is never worried when I worry, He sees the solution, knows the problem and understands why and how I found myself there.
John 8v12 says ‘I am the Light of the World. Those who follow me shall never stumble in darkness have the light that leads to life’ Jesus never said ‘I am the Light of the world. Now you have me you will never have troubles because I have come to make it easy’. He says that He is the Light of the World. The reason why those of us who know Him and follow Him never ‘stumble in darkness’ is because we have a light. We have the Holy Spirit within us and guiding us. Have you noticed how the darkness changes when you awkwardly fumble around, still drunk with sleep at 2am in the morning, trying desperately to find that switch on the bedside lamp? The darkness suddenly changes. It doesn’t disappear, just like energy. It never disappears, it just changes to something else. Darkness never goes away, it changes with the light. That is why Psalm 23 says ‘Even though I walk through the Shadow of the valley of death’. A shadow is created when there is light.
Light and momentary troubles of this life will never end. We will never find solace in this life. There will always be something. But we have the Light to change our dark times.
And after all this we have another life. Eternity has already started for us that know Jesus. Already we are living out our eternity. We will just shift to another mode when we finally leave, whenever that will be for each of us.
So there is an eternal perspective for all of us. This is not it. This is not the be all and end all. And that somehow makes all things so much simpler. My life will not and shall not end here on earth.
Everything that I do for God’s Kingdom has an eternal consequence. And knowing this changes the importance of things in this life. If I slave away over something that really does not have a lot of meaning, what is its worth? If I spend 10 hours on trying to desperately achieve something that doesn’t help anyone, inspire anyone, bless God in anyway, then should I be spending copious amounts of time on it at all?
All truth that is spoken, I think, will echo eternally too. Jesus spoke truth always-no matter what He said, it was always truth and life. The kind words He spoke, the harsh words He spoke, they came from Heaven and ricochet into forever. Even though at this time, it is against the rules for us to speak the Gospel to kids in schools, it is never been banned to speak truth over them. Encouraging them, inspiring them, loving them inside and out, I believe, will make more of a difference than telling them something that I have memorised and repeat out.
If I love and love and love on them, they will see more of Jesus than my words can paint.
This past month has been filled with anxiety and worry about the stupidest of things. And when I am finally free of the things to worry about, I worry about what to worry about next.
For those of you that know me, I am usually one of the more relaxed people, not worrying when something doesn’t work out or when something goes wrong, plans fail or something else comes up. I have usually been the first to think of a solution and try and work things out. I have always loved the verse ‘And God works for Good for all those that Love Him’. I have not really ever been concerned about future, moving continents, knowing in my heart of hearts that God has it all under control.
And then BAM. Worry floods me like the Fraser River will probably flood if we get any more of this horrid rain here in British Columbia.
Yahweh is incredible vast and rich. He runs on forever, never ending never getting shallow, never fading. He is forever deep and wide and high. Everything in this life is known by Him. All things miniscule are under His watchful eye that ‘never slumbers nor sleeps’. He knows all. He is aware of all things that move and have their being in this life and the next. My God is so much bigger than all the ‘light and momentary troubles of this life’. Nothing ever shocks Him, nothing ever ever ever throws Him off His course, He is never worried when I worry, He sees the solution, knows the problem and understands why and how I found myself there.
John 8v12 says ‘I am the Light of the World. Those who follow me shall never stumble in darkness have the light that leads to life’ Jesus never said ‘I am the Light of the world. Now you have me you will never have troubles because I have come to make it easy’. He says that He is the Light of the World. The reason why those of us who know Him and follow Him never ‘stumble in darkness’ is because we have a light. We have the Holy Spirit within us and guiding us. Have you noticed how the darkness changes when you awkwardly fumble around, still drunk with sleep at 2am in the morning, trying desperately to find that switch on the bedside lamp? The darkness suddenly changes. It doesn’t disappear, just like energy. It never disappears, it just changes to something else. Darkness never goes away, it changes with the light. That is why Psalm 23 says ‘Even though I walk through the Shadow of the valley of death’. A shadow is created when there is light.
Light and momentary troubles of this life will never end. We will never find solace in this life. There will always be something. But we have the Light to change our dark times.
And after all this we have another life. Eternity has already started for us that know Jesus. Already we are living out our eternity. We will just shift to another mode when we finally leave, whenever that will be for each of us.
So there is an eternal perspective for all of us. This is not it. This is not the be all and end all. And that somehow makes all things so much simpler. My life will not and shall not end here on earth.
Everything that I do for God’s Kingdom has an eternal consequence. And knowing this changes the importance of things in this life. If I slave away over something that really does not have a lot of meaning, what is its worth? If I spend 10 hours on trying to desperately achieve something that doesn’t help anyone, inspire anyone, bless God in anyway, then should I be spending copious amounts of time on it at all?
All truth that is spoken, I think, will echo eternally too. Jesus spoke truth always-no matter what He said, it was always truth and life. The kind words He spoke, the harsh words He spoke, they came from Heaven and ricochet into forever. Even though at this time, it is against the rules for us to speak the Gospel to kids in schools, it is never been banned to speak truth over them. Encouraging them, inspiring them, loving them inside and out, I believe, will make more of a difference than telling them something that I have memorised and repeat out.
If I love and love and love on them, they will see more of Jesus than my words can paint.
1 comment:
'And after all this we have another life. Eternity has already started for us that know Jesus. Already we are living out our eternity.'
Yah, get you there; 'living in the light of eternity'. I love it and I love your post! I wrote something similar in my blog a couple of months ago. Cool, eh?
Enjoy the Vanco rain...it hasn't rained much up here at all!
Lou xx
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