Thought for the Week
"For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust"--Psalms 103:114
"Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it"--Eccl. 12:7
The fleshly body in which we now live will one day be no more. Our creator knows how feeble and frail we are in this earthly tabernacle. He knows that we are made of dust and one day this corruptible earthly body will be laid in a grave where it will become nothing more than a pile of dust. Thanks be to God, our spirit will live on as it returns to the one from whence it came (1 Cor. 15:50-57).
Each day we live on this earth we are made to realize that this physical body does not endure very well. Every passing day takes its toll and we simply grow weaker as age creeps up on us. Sickness and disease strike our earthly frame causing us to groan under the burden (2 Cor. 5:1-4). Isn't it comforting to know that as a faithful child of God, we have that building of God, not made with human hands, that awaits our coming?
Knowing that one day we are going to shed these earthly bonds and our spirit is going to return to God, we must strive for a faith that will give to us the strength and courage to overcome all the obstacles that we encounter on this pilgrimage of life. We need a faith that will shine as a great beacon light leading men and women out of darkness into the marvelous light of Jesus (1 Pet. 2:9; Matt. 5:13-16). A faith in which we are a great example in word, life, love, spirit, faith and purity (1 Tim. 4:12). Make no mistake, our faith will be proven to be true by what we say and do every day we live (James 2:18; Eph. 4:29-32)
If we live life's little while living for Jesus, doing to the best of our ability what he commands of us, then the day this fleshly body goes back to the ground from whence it came and our spirit returns to God will be the greatest day of our existence. To God be the glory!
Charles Hicks
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