Labour
not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto
everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God
the Father sealed.
John 6:27
HAPPY NEW YEAR and congratulations
for making it into 2016! Blessed be the name of the Lord who has kept us by His
mercies and grace. It is my prayer that
He will never leave nor forsake us throughout 2016 because when our Father’s
presence is with us, we have assurance that all shall be well!
It is a statement of fact that most believers have concluded
on their plans as well as prayer list for 2016 but the question is what
constitute things of ETERNAL VALUE AND SIGNIFICANCE on those plans and prayer
lists? As the 2016 rat-race begins, it is important
for every believer to ask the question above. This is because most believers always put the cart
before the horse despite knowing by heart the popular scripture in Matthew 6:33
which says “Seek first the kingdom of God and its righteousness and all other
things shall be added unto you”. Is our list not full
of mundane things of temporary value like cars, houses, admission, contracts,
promotions, to mention but a few?
But while these things are good and godly for for us to have they are things that are not transferable to
eternity but will pass away (I John 2:17). As the old saying goes, “You can’t
take them with you”. But things of
ETERNAL VALUE AND SIGNIFICANCE are by definition, valuable forever. No wonder God doesn’t answer most of our prayers
because they don’t align with His eternal purpose for our eternal destiny.
Your guess is as good as mine! But these are things that are not
transferable to eternity but will pass away (I John 2:17). As the old saying
goes, “You can’t take them with you”. But things of ETERNAL VALUE AND
SIGNIFICANCE are by definition, valuable forever.
Do we have a prayer request like
grace to love my neighbor as myself? Do we have a request like grace to pray
for those believers who are being persecuted in some parts of our country and
the world? Do we have a plan to reconcile others to God through sharing the
good news of the gospel? Do we have a plan to give to the needy as God blesses
us? Our plans and prayer list for 2016
is NOT complete until we have incorporated into it things of ETERNAL VALUE AND
SIGNIFICANCE. We shall be deceiving ourselves to say this will be
easy but so is most desires we have penciled down for which we believe is POSSIBLE with God.
When we re-organize our lives
around things of ETERNAL VALUE AND SIGNIFICANCE, we will find ourselves living
according to God’s design and purpose for our lives and when our journey on this earth
ends and we suddenly find ourselves in the realm of eternity, we will be very
glad we invested in eternal values while we were here. May God’s values and priorities increasingly
become our values and priorities in 2016 and beyond.
GOD BLESS US ALL AS WE HAVE AN ETERNALLY FRUITFUL 2016!
PLEASE
SHARE WITH US WHAT YOU WILL DO FOR ETERNITY SAKE IN 2016 AND RECOMMENDED
STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THESE THINGS.
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