Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - WordAction - The Foundry Publishing House of Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The Global Church of the Nazarene for Sunday, 15 October 2017 "How Many Sleeps?" by Amy Crofford - Psalm 49:5-15

Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - WordAction - The Foundry Publishing House of Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The Global Church of the Nazarene for Sunday, 15 October 2017 "How Many Sleeps?" by Amy Crofford - Psalm 49:5-15
Psalm 49:5 (4) I will listen with care to [God’s] parable,
I will set my enigma to the music of the lyre.
6 (5) Why should I fear when the days bring trouble,
when the evil of my pursuers surrounds me,
7 (6) the evil of those who rely on their wealth
and boast how rich they are?
8 (7) No one can ever redeem his brother
or give God a ransom for him ,
9 (8) because the price for him is too high
(leave the idea completely alone!)
10 (9) to have him live on eternally
and never see the pit.
11 (10) For he can see that wise men will die,
likewise the fool and the brute will perish
and leave their wealth to others.
12 (11) They think their homes will last forever,
their dwellings through all generations;
they give their own names to their estates.
13 (12) But people, even rich ones, will live only briefly;
then, like animals, they will die.
14 (13) This is the manner of life of the foolish
and those who come after, approving their words. (Selah)
15 (14) Like sheep, they are destined for Sh’ol;
death will be their shepherd.
The upright will rule them in the morning;
and their forms will waste away in Sh’ol,
until they need no dwelling.
16 (15) But God will redeem me from Sh’ol’s control,
because he will receive me. (Selah)

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The perception of time is subjective. Car trips can be endless for children who ask, "Are we there yet?" The longest week fro an expectant couple is the last week before the baby is due. As a child, the time between birthdays is forever, but for adults, the days fly. Parents explain time to their children by the number of sleeps until grandparents visit. Days may be marked off for a virtual reminder as with an Advent calendar.
We are headed to Heaven where time is not a factor. How can one fathom eternity? The sun will not rise or set, because there will be no sun. All of our usual metaphors will be obsolete. Forever is a new concept. Ponder the idea. No more tears-forever. In God's presence-forever. Exploring the New Jerusalem-forever. There will be no rush or deadlines. We will have time to learn and praise. Peace and love will surround us-forever. The Bible doesn't give a lot of detail, but we can trust that it will be good and perfect-forever.

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Hymn for Today:

"When the Roll is Called Up Yonder" by James M. Black
1. When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound, and time shall be no more,
and the morning breaks, eternal, bright and fair;
when the saved of earth shall gather over on the other shore,
and the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
Refrain: When the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
2. On that bright and cloudless morning when the dead in Christ shall rise,
and the glory of His resurrection share;
ahen His chosen ones shall gather to their home beyond the skies,
and the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
Refrain: When the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
3. Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun;
let us talk of all His wondrous love and care;
then when all of life is over, and our work on earth is done,
and the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
Refrain: When the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder,
when the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.
Thought for Today:
I will thank you, Adonai my God,
with my whole heart;
and I will glorify your name forever.(Psalm 86:12}
Please pray:
That many people in Nicaragua will come to know Yeshua as their Messiah and receive the fullness of the Ruach HaKodesh.
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