Bible Study September 14, 2023
Matthew 22:31 – 33 (ESV)
31 “And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God: 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.” 33 And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.”
Hope. This is a simple short word that has everlasting impact on a believer. It is what we look forward to our hope is in a future in heaven with God the Father, Jesus His Son, and the Holy Spirit. Hope for a future that is eternal. We do not want to get caught up in this world thinking it is all there is.
Tomorrow I will celebrate the second celebration of life for two men this week. On Tuesday it was for a man who had been blessed with ninety-five years on this earth. On Friday one for a man who had seventy-three years on this earth. Tuesday after sharing the unique things of this man’s life I shared from Luke 16 the story of Lazarus and the rich man. Lazarus was in Abraham’s bosom while the rich man looked up from his grave and saw Lazarus from his eternity. I asked them if they had any questions. I would love to talk to them about eternity. Friday I am sharing from the fourteenth chapter of John Gospel concerning Jesus promise to return to take us to our mansion in heaven.
Many people spend much of their waking lives involved in all that is going on forgetting the eternal. We tend to live in the physical realm. God is eternal, we are eternal. We should think of eternity in the realm of God is eternal and we are created to spend eternity with Him.
Jesus died for our eternity let us live for the “hope” that He has placed within us.
God Bless.
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