Where Did The Time Go?

Psalm 39:4-5; Psalm 102:25-27; Hebrews 1:10-12; Hebrews 7:23-25; Revelation 1:17-18

When we are young we tend to pay very little attention to eternal matters. We think that our time is unlimited. We tell ourselves that we can take care of those things later. But as each year passes, our prospective changes more and more. 

In 1 Peter 1:24, Peter quotes from Isaiah 40, “All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off...Sounds kind of depressing if you ask me... until you read a little further. Verse 25 says But the word of the Lord endures forever.” And he goes on to say... And this Word is the good news that was preached to you.

So just what is this good news that Peter is speaking of? We can back up a couple of verses and get a good glimpse of it...1 Peter 1:18–19 says "knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ."

My friend, those who have trusted in Christ Jesus as savior have been restored to a right relationship with God. Our sins have been paid for IN FULL! We have been made sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:26). Jesus says in John 5:24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. 

Thank God for the good news! If you have put off making a decision to follow Christ, thinking that you can take care of those things later, take heed of the wisdom in God's Word - The Good News! As Paul says in 2 Corinthians 6:2, Behold, now is “THE ACCEPTABLE TIME,” behold, now is “THE DAY OF SALVATION.” Why not make Jesus the Lord of your life, and let the Good News of the Gospel transform your life... today!

Isaiah 51:6 (NASB) “Lift up your eyes to the sky, Then look to the earth beneath; For the sky will vanish like smoke, And the earth will wear out like a garment And its inhabitants will die in like manner; But My salvation will be forever, And My righteousness will not wane.

Pastor Mike Deese