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A little background: since we've been married and engaged in Boaz Ministries, discussions about eternal things have become more prevalent in our home. We realize, as believers, that our life in this world is in preparation for the life to come. And we can see the spiritual warfare going on all around us, and in our own experiences. Navigating through all the distractions and allurements this world throws our way, is like walking through a mine field. There are all kinds of ungodly pursuits and practitioners of them that are ready, willing, and able to suck in the unwise and spiritually unarmed - and some evil enticements are more subtle than others. But. We have the Word of God - which is the lamp unto our feet and the light unto our path! (Paraphrase Psalm 119:105)
Day 169 is so good and to the point, I'm sharing it in its entirety. I was blessed by this nugget. I hope you are, too:
Human nature wants it all. We want to live forever in God's Presence, but we're reluctant to sacrifice anything in the meantime. We want heaven on earth as well as heaven in heaven. The fact that this is a spiritual impossibility doesn't faze us. We want it anyway.
Jesus doesn't offer His disciples an impossibility. He speaks in harsh realities. We must make a choice: invest ourselves in this life - which is passing and subject to decay - or invest in the Kingdom of God - which is eternal. There is no "all of the above" in Jesus' gospel presentation. It's either one or the other.
Can you honestly say that you care nothing for your life in this world? Or at least that your here-and-now plans pale in comparison to your hope in eternal life? If not, Jesus calls you to radically change your perspective. You cannot hang on to your visible life and your eternal life at the same time. One must be forsaken. Which will it be?
"Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity." John 12:25
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