You'll Live Forever

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom (Psalm 90:12).

On Mondays, I write a general blog about history, foods, arts and crafts, or trivia. In a recent one, I wrote about Ponce de Leon who is rumored to have been searching for the fountain of youth when he explored Florida. Throughout history, people have been interested in remaining young or living forever.

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish; but have eternal life (John 3:15).

But we will live forever! (Just not all on earth.) It's not only Christians who have an eternal life; everyone does. The difference is where you will live it. By accepting Christ as your Savior and living for Him, you're promised a place in heaven with unimaginable joys forever. If you don't, you'll spend eternity in a place of incredible torment and despair. Satan is hoping you'll commit to following him, do nothing so he'll have you, or only give lip service to following Christ.

For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain (Philippians 1:21).

For the life of me, I can't understand why someone would not want to belong to Christ - not only because of what it means in eternity but also how much better and richer life is right now. As Paul pointed out, whatever we need to give up to follow Christ is so minuscule in comparison to what we gain. And Christians aren't to selfishly keep this information to themselves. We are to be disciples and share His glory with others. Somehow, I don't think we've done a very good job of telling others how marvelous the Christian life is.

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