"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
Whatever you do, let your desire be on heavenly matters and how you will bring more souls to Christ.
It is indeed greater to have one's name written in the Book of Life than for it to be in the book of the world's greatest awards without the hope of eternal life.
To some, accumulation of academic accolades without salvation, corporate success by selling one's soul gives one a high societal status in the society. Sadhu S. S. once had a vision about the death of a philosopher. According to his story, "The soul of a German philosopher entered into the world of spirits and saw from afar the incomparable glory of the spiritual world, and the boundless happiness of its people. He was delighted with what he saw, but his stubborn intellectualism stood in the way of his entering into it, and enjoying its happiness.
Instead of admitting that it was real, he argued thus with himself, "There is no doubt at all that I see al...l this, but what proof is there that it has objective existence, and is not some illusion conjured up by my mind? From end to end of all this scene I will apply the tests of logic, philosophy and science, and then only will I be convinced that it has a reality of its own, and is no illusion."
Hmm! It is definite, according to Prophet S. Bushiri that the way people measure success is not the way God measures success. A day, by a man's calculation is 24 hours, whereas by God's measuring standard, it is 1,000 years.
It is indeed profitable if we set our affections on things above, where Christ is seated, focus on things which have eternal orientation and aim at godly affairs. Then, when Christ returns to take us back home, then without fear, we will boldly meet Him and say, just like Apostle Paul, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith, and henceforth, is laid up for me a crown of righteousness.. (II Tim. 4:7-8).
Hmm! It is definite, according to Prophet S. Bushiri that the way people measure success is not the way God measures success. A day, by a man's calculation is 24 hours, whereas by God's measuring standard, it is 1,000 years.
It is indeed profitable if we set our affections on things above, where Christ is seated, focus on things which have eternal orientation and aim at godly affairs. Then, when Christ returns to take us back home, then without fear, we will boldly meet Him and say, just like Apostle Paul, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith, and henceforth, is laid up for me a crown of righteousness.. (II Tim. 4:7-8).
Intrinsically, there are a lot of things that remain to be unknown for the whole population of our Earth. You'll ask: "What things exactly?". An answer can be found at http://bigessaywriter.com/blog/21-things-that-exist-on-the-earth-you-probably-dont-know! Thank you for the post!
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