Death comes to us all. Both high and low and rich and poor together. The wise, the foolish and the senseless all perish and leave their wealth to others. None of them can by any means redeem their brother nor give God a ransom for him. The redemption of souls is costly...and it ceases at death forever. 1 Peter 1:18 is below...
"Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:"
Man without God is like the beast that perishes. They live in a body conscious state taking no thought for their souls. Like the animal they are thinking about the next meal...following after the lusts of the flesh. But of those who have been born again by the Spirit of Christ, who live and believe in Jesus Christ, Jesus said, "He that liveth and believeth in Me shall never die" (John 11:26). God will revive them and their dwelling place will be with him.
The sons of Korah said this about it in Psalm 49:
"Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?....BUT GOD will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me."
How beautiful is that. You can spend your life trying to get the approval of men or spend your life serving God knowing that He will receive you saying: "Well done, good and faithful servant....Enter into the joy of Your Lord."
Read Psalm 49 in its entirety....every line is like a well driven nail.
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Absent From the Body...Present with the Lord....
You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory --Psalm 73:24
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah --Psalm 49:15
Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His saints.--Psalm 116:15
Dear Girls,
After our lives are over here on this earth, our Lord receives us! Paul tells us in 2nd Corinthians 5:8 that absent from the body is present with the Lord. As believers, we are His redeemed. We may be rejected and despised by many here on earth. We may even be persecuted for naming the name of Christ, but truly we have nothing to fear. Read what it says in Romans:
"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us"--Romans 8:18
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. --Romans 8:37-39
Death comes to all of us. We cannot buy our way out of it. The unbeliever goes to the grave unredeemed and is received in hell only to face the second death. (see Revelation 20:11-15) No matter what kind of rejection we face here on earth for our faith, we are victorious in death. Because we are accepted in the Beloved, we are received by the Lord Himself at the moment of our death. THE LORD HIMSELF RECEIVES US! We will hear Him say, "Well done, good and faithful servant...Enter into the joy of your Lord."
What an incentive to do His will then here on earth! How much time so many of us waste striving to be accepted by the people around us instead of sharing the truth of the Gospel with them. How much time do we waste trying to impress and please man? None of it matters in the end. Spend your time rightly...serving Him who will guide you with His counsel here on earth and receive you in glory when your life on earth is done. The Lord is on your side...there is nothing to fear. The worse that can happen is death and when that occurs the Lord will receive you. Ironically then, the worse that can happen to you here on earth is really the best thing that will ever happen to you.
Love
Mom
Psalm 17:15 As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah --Psalm 49:15
Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His saints.--Psalm 116:15
Dear Girls,
After our lives are over here on this earth, our Lord receives us! Paul tells us in 2nd Corinthians 5:8 that absent from the body is present with the Lord. As believers, we are His redeemed. We may be rejected and despised by many here on earth. We may even be persecuted for naming the name of Christ, but truly we have nothing to fear. Read what it says in Romans:
"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us"--Romans 8:18
Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. --Romans 8:37-39
Death comes to all of us. We cannot buy our way out of it. The unbeliever goes to the grave unredeemed and is received in hell only to face the second death. (see Revelation 20:11-15) No matter what kind of rejection we face here on earth for our faith, we are victorious in death. Because we are accepted in the Beloved, we are received by the Lord Himself at the moment of our death. THE LORD HIMSELF RECEIVES US! We will hear Him say, "Well done, good and faithful servant...Enter into the joy of your Lord."
What an incentive to do His will then here on earth! How much time so many of us waste striving to be accepted by the people around us instead of sharing the truth of the Gospel with them. How much time do we waste trying to impress and please man? None of it matters in the end. Spend your time rightly...serving Him who will guide you with His counsel here on earth and receive you in glory when your life on earth is done. The Lord is on your side...there is nothing to fear. The worse that can happen is death and when that occurs the Lord will receive you. Ironically then, the worse that can happen to you here on earth is really the best thing that will ever happen to you.
Love
Mom
Psalm 17:15 As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
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