Yaba Baptist Church: Cup Of Faith Daily Devotional 27 September 2022 – Earthly Life Is A Preparation For Eternal Life

TOPIC: Earthly Life Is A Preparation For Eternal Life

BIBLE TEXT: 1 John 2:17

“The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.”

According to Rick Warren, this life is preparation for the next. This is exactly the main emphasis of today’s text. This world and all its cravings will pass away but those who do the will of God will live forever. Doing the will of God means living in the light of eternity. When you live in the light of eternity, your values change. You use your time and money more wisely. You place a higher premium on relationships and character instead of fame or wealth or achievements or even fun. Your priorities are reordered. Keeping up with trends, fashions, and popular values just doesn’t matter as much anymore.

The simple wisdom in today’s lesson is that there are eternal consequences to everything a man does on earth. Every act of our lives strikes some chord that will vibrate in eternity. The most damaging aspect of contemporary living is short-term thinking. To make the most of your life, you must keep the vision of eternity continually in your mind and the value of it in your heart. There’s far more to life than just here and now! Today is the visible tip of the iceberg. Eternity is all the rest you don’t see underneath the surface.

God has a purpose for your life on earth, but it doesn’t end here. His plan 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 mother’s womb were not an end in themselves but preparation for life, so this life is preparation for the next. If you have a relationship with God through Jesus, you don’t need 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 than being the end of your life, it will be your birthday into eternal life. The Bible says, “This world is not our home; we are looking forward to our everlasting home in heaven.”

Beloved of God, measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever. The deeds of this life are the destiny of the next. We should realize that every moment we spend in these earthly bodies is time spent away from our eternal home in heaven with Jesus. Therefore, according to Matthew Henry let it be the business of every day to prepare for your final day.

PROPHETIC PRAYER

I pray for you today:

1. May the Lord help you to do His will in Jesus name.
2. You will not fail in the days and time of preparation.
3. You will not faint nor fall on the field of preparation.
4. You will not drown in the ocean of worldliness.
5. May you receive divine support for all of your life’s endeavors.

So shall it be in Jesus name. Amen

Have a victorious day.

CHRIST IS THE ANSWER

Yours in Christ,
Revd Dr Bayo Sola Aremu
Church Pastor
Yaba Baptist Church
Sabo-Yaba, Lagos