When you are experiencing a problem, an adverse situation is common to have the feeling that that moment will never pass.
But everything depends on the perspective we are having, because we know that everything passes.
The question of what is a short or long, depends on the whole we have as a reference.
If we have to live with a problem for 30 years. You may think: "30 years! That's too long! "
But everything depends on the perspective we are having, because we know that everything passes.
The question of what is a short or long, depends on the whole we have as a reference.
If we have to live with a problem for 30 years. You may think: "30 years! That's too long! "
"Why do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day as our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what we see, but you can not see, because what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. "2 Corinthians 4:16-18
It is not specified what is "light and momentary," how long it refers, but using the example above. Though they are 30 years, 50 years, a lifetime, it will still be momentary.
Understand that if we have the prospect of our life on this earth, say 80 years, 30 years or 50 years is too much.
But for Noah, it would be 50 years? Noah who lived 950 years! When he went through the flood, he was 600 years! Think what would be 80 years? Not represent even a tenth of your entire life.
Here are some examples of the life span of the patriarchs, and to question which is 30 years in the life of each one:
Adam - 930 years
Seven - 912 years
Enos - 905 years
No - 600 years
Abraham - 175 years
On the other hand, as a tortoise can live 200 years, a dog lives 15 years and 30 days a fly.
I wish you would leave the human perspective of our present. And notice the time in a macro.
God is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, Who was, is and always will be. There has never been nor will there be another.
Warning: He created the universe did not emerge with the universe.
We estimate today that the universe is about 15 billion years! And that planet Earth is about 14.5 billion years!
Now, with reference to 15 billion years, we can not consider any such momentary affliction? Hallelujah!
And most important: achieving for us an eternal glory!
I'm trying to imagine the New Jerusalem. I know I can never see an approximation of how it really is.
"The wall was made of jasper and the city of pure gold, like the pure glass. The foundations of city walls were decorated with all manner of precious stones. The first ground was decorated with jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth with emerald, the fifth sardonyx with, with the sixth carnelian, the seventh with chrysolite, the eighth with beryl, with the ninth topaz, the tenth with chrysoprase, the eleventh hyacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The town's main street was pure gold, like transparent glass. "Revelation 21.
Now see and imagine:
Is not that great and glorious?
Imagine living forever in the midst of golden streets, face to face with God! Power worship him forever!
Never know what is pain, sorrow, death ... And having all this only through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
It is wonderful to be part of that Kingdom!
"Remember this, dear: for the Lord a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day." 2 Peter 3:8
"In fact, a thousand years for you are like yesterday when it passed, as the evening hours." Psalm 90:4
Even knowing the beginning, knowing the future, what we have is today! Today is what matters!
"The end of things is better than its beginning, and the
patient is better than the proud." Ecclesiastes 7:8
Each day is truly a gift from God. An opportunity to know him more, we need to correct, improve, asking for forgiveness, to speak of his love for another person.
There will be bad days and they are many, but the time will come "first things" will have passed! I love thinking about it! That the entire history of humanity is summed up simply as the "first things". Think about it!
Let us be faithful to the end!
God has the best for each one of us here on this earth and after!
No matter the adversity, will only improve! You can only get better! We are on a journey on the way to our house !!!!!
Travelling is a pleasure, who does not? But surely the best part of traveling is coming home !!!!! Hallelujah !!!!!
Stay in Peace!
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