Ablaze with Eternity

Taking eternity into account changes things. Naturally it can be easy to forget about eternity, focusing instead on our own life and the time we assume is ours. "Numbering our days" enables us to stand back and glimpse the "mosaic" God has been creating from the beginning of time.

We have often heard the saying, "Life is short". And truly it is. The Bible describes it as a vapor--and David Waller illustrates it using wooden yardsticks. But that fact alone doesn't motivate. Wisdom looks at this short life from the lengthy and limitless perspective of eternity.

Life is too short to live for self. In light of all the things God has promised you for eternity, in light of the tangible needs of real people right now within your reach, what can you and your wife and children do for eternity? Pray the prayer of Moses and find out.

What if eternity included reviewing all your life’s memories? Would those memories bring you pleasure? Would they cause you torment? We don’t know if memories will enter eternity with us; however, we can be building good memories in this life now. How?