Rick Warren, In the Purpose Driven Life, uses 14 different Bible quotations to help his readers understand that life here is just temporary. There is an eternity and where we spend that time is up to us. For those of us who are believers, and we are looking into the purpose God has for us here we are to remember that life here on earth is very brief compared to eternal life.
I like what he said “Compared with other centuries, life has never been easier for much of the Western world. We are constantly entertained, amused, and catered to….Only as we remember that life is a test, a trust and a temporary assignment will the appeal of these lose their grip on our lives.”
It is good for us to read Hebrews, chapter 11, which many refer to as the “Hall of Fame.” Here we read of the examples of believers before us. Many of them suffered for the faith. When things get tough, things happen we can’t fathom, when we experience pain and sorrow, when the times of laughter seem to be not as long as we want, remember…..we are not home yet.
In hope of eternal life, which God that cannot lie, promised before the world began.
