No More
1/17/2025
It happens every day. An estimated 62 million people die every year. That calculates to about 170,000 people dying every day. This morbid statistic is not one we like to think about, yet it serves as a somber reminder we will all one day breathe our last breath. Then what? For those who are redeemed by the sacrificial work of Christ, there is comfort in the promises of Christ beyond the grave. John writes a comforting word concerning the new heaven and the new earth in Revelation 21:4-5, "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I will make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful." Consider this short list of great comfort:
1. No more death.
2. No more sorrow
3. No more crying
4. No more pain
How can we be sure of this future hope for all who have placed their faith in the resurrected Christ? We can be assured of these true and faithful promises because He who gave them is faithful and true.
Wealthy Wicked
1/10/2025
Is it possible to succeed in this world without God? Job indicates that the wealthy wicked not only prosper but they apparently find great enjoyment in their wealth while rejecting any and all reliance upon the Lord. Listen to what Job says, "They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?" (Job 21:13-15) The wealthy wicked may prosper but they do not prosper with God. There are four characteristics of the wealthy wicked:
1. The wealthy wicked reject God.
2. The wealthy wicked reject God's truth.
3. The wealthy wicked reject serving God.
4. The wealthy wicked reject praying to God.
It is possible to prosper in this world without God. The wicked prosper in their wealth all the time, but as Jesus said, "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? (Matthew 8:36) Prosper with God by living for His pleasure and not merely your own.
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