Immortal - Eternal

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will bring about at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen. 1 Timothy 6:13-16

 

God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—is immortal. As it says in 1 Timothy 1:17, Now to the King etrnal, immortal, invisible, the only God,, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. Immortal. With our finite minds it is difficult to grasp immortal—forever. Where did God come from? That is an age old question—I know I asked it of a friend more than forty years ago. She just wisely said—He had always been…He always will be. We just have to trust in that knowledge. That is FAITH. Believing what we can’t see.

 

One day we too will be immortal. Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed…for this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. 1 Corinthians 15:51, 53. That is an exciting thought—a wonderful promise of eternal life—immortal forever with God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit. One day as a thousand days. It won’t make any difference.  But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 2 Peter 3:8. Time is different for God—He is immortal. The passage in Second Peter really is dealing with Christ’s return—read 2 Peter 3:1-18 in context. Time is important to God in that He doesn’t want anyone to perish—but for all to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9. How about you? Are you ready for the Lord’s return? How about your family, friends, and neighbors? Are they ready? Have they repented of the sin in their life? We don’t know the hour or the day that Christ will return, so we need to be ready. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. Matthew 25:36. Be ready.

 

Prayer ~ Heavenly Father, in Your mercy, please spare Your chosen ones, Your family from the coming destruction that we read about. Give us wisdom and insight to be ready—to go about doing good, sharing and showing Your love to others…even as we see the day of the Lord coming near. Only You know just when that day will be..so we trust you and honor all that You do and say.

 

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