The heavens will disappear like smoke,
the earth will wear out like clothing,
and its inhabitants will die like gnats.
But my salvation will endure forever,
and my righteousness will be unbroken.
1 CORINTHIANS 13:10 (ABP)
The day defined by perfection will get here. And when that happens every imperfect thing will be obsolete.
THE ESSENCE
The only things that endure forever are related to the eternal God — for example, his salvation and all who are saved, his righteousness and all attitudes and actions that flow from it.
DAILY FODDER
If the only things that endure forever are related to the eternal God, how should we respond? What difference does it make here and now? How saved are you?
PRAYER
Eternal God, thank you for saving me to be with you forever. Forgive me for focusing so much on all that is temporal that I lose sight of the eternal. Show me how to live according to your eternal directives even during the temporal. I want to live in sync with the perfection that came to use through Christ Jesus. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
