"Living in the Forever"

"Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations." (Psalms 145:13)

  It might not be very obvious to some, but there is surely something shaking all around the earth; a little sign of the season maybe, or at least something to grab our attention. No matter what might happen, those that have called upon the name of Jesus will be saved. Does that mean we are free from harm or death? Absolutely not! We might physically get hurt or killed, but we are protected, more so than we even know! Both Paul and Peter give testimony to the security of the salvation we have been given, as Paul shares within the opening of his letter to Ephesus, a mighty crescendo towards the finished work of God, secured and raised up, higher than anything within this world could ever touch; and as Peter describes in his first letter to the churches, saying, "Blessed be the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." (1 Peter 1:3-5) I actually have something written in by Bible right after Ephesians 2:6, which says, "He has raised me up!" I guess when need to wait and see just how much that actually means; but in the way I see it, the more we count upon the Lord to keep us secure, the more secure we actually are; or at least we feel that we are, and I surely don't mind the feeling! That is pretty much the point I have to share this morning, that to be sure of what God has said, makes us sure about where we are going to end up, no matter what might happen before we get there! Am I trying to say that once we are saved we are always saved? I think it is more up to you and your security; because if you don't feel as though you are secure, then it is up to you to lean more upon the Lord. We need to give Him our all, which means that some part of us is not still secured by this world! It pretty much goes back to what Jesus said about our treasure; because, no matter which time period you might have lived in, or how much you might have been given, it is all about where your heart is...

""Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."" (Mathew 6:19-21)