“We shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” I John 3:2. For those of us who live into old age, the breakdown of our bodies is inevitable. Memory loss and confusion may occur, but when believers receive their glorified bodies at the resurrection, they will be perfect. Even more important, in […]
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.” Psalm 23:4. Death for the ungodly is a frightening prospect. When they pass from this life, it means that they will lose all contact with God. Their eternal abode will be in endless distress and darkness, with no […]
“If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.” I Corinthians 15:19. The great apostle Paul, who kept eternity’s values in view, looked to the end of life with confidence. For him there was no “end of the road,” and he increasingly anticipated the future as his […]
“…you have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.” Hebrews 10:34. In Genesis we read of the great famine that took place in ancient Egypt. Tradition says that when Joseph opened his many storehouses filled with grain, he gave orders for the chaff to be thrown into the Nile. By letting it float downriver […]
“So, then, they that are in the flesh cannot please God.” Romans 8:8. You can never be saved by lifting yourself up by your own bootstraps. You cannot earn Heaven by keeping divine standards, for “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). The Bible tells us, “But to him […]