Most of us carry insurance on our homes and cars and some of us have life insurance. We carry these to protect us against some unforeseen crisis. We carry fire insurance on our homes and cars. What ever is valuable to us we want to protect. But our soul is what really should be of importance to us?
2Peter; 3:10-12
(But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?)
God tell us that He will incinerate the universe. This refers to the physical universe as we know it. If you are a Christian, you are looking forward to that day because God will create a new heaven and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. This will come after the thousand year millennium.
Psalm; 102:25-26
(Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but You will endure; Yes, they will all grow old like a garment; Like a cloak You will change them, And they will be changed.)
Our present corrupt and decaying world will be replaced with a new heaven and a new earth. Righteousness will dwell in this new world because God will be dwell with us.
Revelation; 21:1-3
(Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.)
The word "tabernacle," means place of abode. This is God's house, the place where He lives.
Leviticus; 26:11-12
(I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you. I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.)
We need to ready for the day that God comes and takes His people out of the present earth. We know that God has told us that He will come again to take us to be with Him. We need to give our life to Him and let Him be Lord. What seems important down here on this present earth will not matter when Jesus comes, because it will end up being destroyed. What will matter is what we have done for the kingdom of God. Have we been obedient and spread the Word of God, or have we been a light in a dark place? Have we told our children about Jesus and raised them in the ways of the Lord? Doing the will of the Father and believing on the Son of God will be what counts.
1John; 2:17
(And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.)
You can have eternal life today, All you have to do is believe on the name of Jesus and be saved.
Romans; 10:9-10
(that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.)
God Bless You!
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