1 John 2:17, “And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
All problems have an ending. They just do. But there are two things in life that do not have an ending. They are eternal: 1.) Salvation; 2.) Eternity after this life. John said, “the world is passing away.” David Guzik Commentary makes a profound statement: “No one drives through the gates of heaven with a moving van filled with the stuff of this world. It is true: The world is passing away.” 2 Corinthians 4:17b states, “For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” Circumstances and material possessions are temporary, eternal values are not.
What will never disappear is your standing or position in Christ here on this earth.
- God knows your name. Isaiah 43:1.
- God goes before you and is presently with you. He will never leave you. Deuteronomy 31:8.
- You are a treasured possession of God, and you belong to the family of God – a royal priesthood. 1 Peter 2:9.
- Jesus is at the right hand of God and is interceding (effective intervention) for you. Romans 8:34.
- The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. Ephesians 1:18-20.
Keep on keeping on doing the will of God. Put your attention on those things. Keep your mind focused on the Lord Jesus Christ and seeing His face. As you go about your day today, think about what the Holy Spirit is saying to you. Who does He want you to reach out to? What words of Scripture is He bringing up to your mind to remember during the various circumstances that are occurring throughout your day? You don’t need more faith. You need more of the Father.
The enemy will put roadblocks in your way. They are normally temporary and purposeful distractions. Don’t let him distract you which will result in guilt, shame, frustration, and feelings of failure – self condemnation which then falls into discouragement. The word “dismayed” appears 31 times in the Bible – “be not dismayed.” Fight back with the promises of God. “Satan wants to keep the truth from being spread. He will do all he can to squelch the passions of proclaiming that Jesus is the only way, the truth, and the life, due to discouragement!” Eliminating The Greener Grass Trap. Quitting The Habit Of Comparisons, Linda Killian, 2020, page 61. Remember Isaiah 41:10 as one example: “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” God upholds the past, the present, and the future.
The Message states today’s verse this way: “Don’t love the world’s ways. Don’t love the world’s goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. Practically everything that goes on in the world – wanting your own way, wanting everything for yourself, wanting to appear important – has nothing to do with the Father. It just isolates you from him. The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out – but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity.” You are all set!
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