ETERNITY. . . THINK ABOUT IT

I think about eternity a lot. Eternity is a long time. I don't believe very many people give eternity a second thought. When you understand that eternity is forever, then you understand that this life is for all practical purposes immeasurably short. But it is immeasurably important in the one regard that it will determine where we spend eternity. We only have this temporal life to determine our eternal destiny. God has given us life in order that we might choose life eternal. Sadly, many have chosen to reject God and His offer of eternal life. How people can live their lives totally in disregard as to where they will spend eternity is a mystery to me.

I don't remember dreaming about my Dad until after he died. Lately, I've been dreaming about my Dad. I have these repetitive dreams, where I go to different places and people will tell me that they knew my Dad. In the dreams, I've been in Chicago and small towns, in hotels and restaurants, and people will come to me and tell me what a nice guy my Dad was. I hope to see my Dad in Heaven. He was not a believer in as far as I know, but he spent his last two days in a hospital bed, knowing that he was dying. I can only hope he made his peace with God. My Dad was a nice guy, and people have always told me that. Many people knew him, because he never left the town he grew up in. I know my Dad is not really dead. He is living eternally in a place of his choosing. Which choice he made is solely his responsibility. I hope he chose well during those last remaining days upon this earth.

I don't know how people come to the belief that we are no different than a dog. Do people really believe that we die and turn to dust and are no more? If we are no different than a dog, then we are no different than a roach, or a flea, or a piece of dust. If there is no Creator, then creation is a fantasy, because everything our senses tell us about the universe is a lie. Our senses tell us that matter cannot appear out of nothingness. Only a Power greater than the universe could have created and sustained this living universe. Life is more of a mystery and more of a miracle than the human mind can comprehend. Yet people live their lives blindly headed for eternity with no thought of their destination. Hell will be full of regret. People who end up in hell will forever regret their decision to live without the Creator. I suppose they will curse God throughout eternity, blaming Him for their torment. I'm glad I will not be there to hear their screams.

If Jesus had not come and died for our sins, we would still be living under the law. We would still be living under the legalism of the law and the animal sacrifice of the temple. This type of salvation was sufficient for the beginning of God's work among men. But He promised a Redeemer and at the right time Jesus appeared, fulfilling all the law and the prophets. Now the time of the end has come, exactly as Jesus and the Apostles prophesied it would come. They rejected Jesus then, and they have rejected Him now. They have rejected His word. When the Lord comes in the clouds, they will still reject Him. The Bible says they will hide from the face of the Lamb and go into the dens and caves of the earth. Mankind is rebellious and has rejected the Maker. I no longer have a care for anything that happens on this earth. My reservation is made in Heaven. A thousand years from now I will be with the Lord Jesus. That's all that matters. Think about it.

WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE?

Things just aren't what they used to be. People I know are dying. I'm getting older and that's what happens. I've seen a lot of changes in my time in this country. It's sad, because the change is bad not good. People don't act right anymore. I came from a place where everyone knew everyone else and I knew my friend's family as well or better than I knew my own extended family. And we all had a FAMILY in those days. We all had a dad who worked, a mom who stayed home and took care of the house and the kids, and we all 2 grammas and 2 grampas, and all our brothers and sisters were children of our 2 parents.

Now you know why society is falling apart. I remember the day I saw the headlines in our newspaper, "No Fault Divorce Passed into Law." Give women the chance the divorce their husband, and give the husband no recourse by law to protect their home, their children, or their possessions, and you destroy the family. Marriage has not existed in America since 1970. As seen in Wikipedia, "No-fault divorce originated in the United States in the state of California effective January 1, 1970." From 1970 to 1996 the number of divorced people more than quadrupled. That's where all the good times have gone.

People are naturally greedy. We've all heard the stories of men who have been raped by divorces, simply because their wives wanted to go live with a boyfriend or get control of the money. Men normally lose at least half of everything, including their pensions, their homes, and on top of losing possessions, they lose their children and then are forced to pay to support them anyway. All on a whim from their wife. No man in America has any protection from this happening to him on any given day, unless he had the foresight to obtain a prenuptial agreement which is ironclad. How can a man live everyday, knowing that everything he works for and lives for, can be taken away from him legally in a moment's notice? Why would any sane man agree to live under those conditions?

We are living in the last days, and men and women are cruel and greedy. They kill their own children for money. They slaughter their own offspring for money. They shed innocent blood for lust and money. I don't want to live in a world like that. I want to live in a better world. I want to live in a Kingdom where there is love and peace and life and joy. I want Jesus to return and set up His Everlasting, Eternal Empire of the Elect, and I want to rule and reign with Him. I have made Him my King. I will live in His Kingdom Forever. I am so tired of this world. My contempt for this world knows no bounds. I can't go back to the days of my childhood, when I felt safe, secure, and loved. None of us can go back to those good old days, when America was a Christian nation which feared God and His laws. The wicked have taken over. Soon their kingdom will be destroyed by the wrath of the Lamb. Hallelujah! Then every evil lawyer who practices evil deeds by destroying homes and families, will have their part in the lake of fire which burns with unquenchable flame. Hallelujah! There will be no more lawyers in the Kingdom of God. Their will be only One Judge and He will rule with righteousness.

Men and women of God, prepare yourselves for the coming of the Lord! For behold I come quickly and My reward is in My hand, and I will give to Everyone the rewards of their deeds. Amen, even so, come quickly Lord Jesus.

NO BETTER OR WORSE

I'm no better or worse than anyone else. I recently saw this as I was doing a little soul searching. Of course, I've always said I'm no better than anyone, but in reality, I saw how I actually did think I was better than others. God showed me this, and now I realize I'm no better than anyone else. I'm a sinner like everyone. I'm no better than the worst sinner. I've simply been saved by God's love and mercy and grace. That's what has made the difference, if there is any difference in my life, compared to others.

I was sick recently. Really sick. A case of food poisoning. I am still learning new lessons in life, even though I've been around for quite a while now. I learned that you shouldn't eat rotting hamburger, especially if it's from Mexico. I don't trust food that's processed in Mexico. I took the receipt back to the store and told them what happened, and the manager gave me my money back. He said the hamburger they put in packages themselves is not from Mexico, but processed by them. I live in Arizona. So anyway, you're never too old to learn.

As I was sick all night, I had time to think about things. I think we are so busy these days, that we rarely take time to stop and think. I know I don't do it very often. By think, I mean search our hearts, meditate, pray, and commune with God. Things that believers in times past, devoted much time to. So I looked at myself and saw a few things about myself that needed fixing. I believe I got sick for a reason. The reason was I needed to change a couple things in my life.

Though I'm old and alone, I still have trouble with lust. Have had all my life. And I've been divorced and living alone for over ten years now. Lust has been the cause of most of the pain in my life, rather than pleasure. You think I'd have learned something from that fact. Still, I feel the lack of a female in my life as a burden sometimes. I know my brother who's married wishes he were me, and I wish I were married. Why can't we be content just being who we are?

I know that the sin of this life is lust. In Heaven it says we will not marry, but will be like the Angels. In other words, we will never know lust again once we are living in the New Jerusalem. I also saw that I was judging others. This is what I mean when I say God showed me I still thought myself better than others. It is a freedom to have a pure mind. It is a freedom to have a mind free from pride. I know now I have no goodness on my own. I am dust, and all I have comes from God. I have no more right to judge others, or condemn, or criticize. I can still see that others have faults, but so do I. I have a beam in my eye, so I cannot judge the speck in my brother's eye. Instead, I must only look for ways to help others and love them. God will judge the sin. He will take vengeance on the wickedness of others. I cannot look down on others because I think them inferior to me. I must treat others as Jesus has treated me.

We are on a journey. I am not perfect yet. I can only hope I continue to grow. I think I will use this blog just to post my random thoughts or quotes from my book or just to record my observations. I don't care if anyone else sees it or not, but if someone stumbles upon something that can help them, that would be God. None of us naturally want God in our life. Isaiah said we are all sheep turned to our own way. I know that before I met Jesus, I had no interest in the things of God. I wanted to do my own thing.

We are living in the last hour, the last few remaining moments of mankind ruling upon the earth. Soon Christ will reign, and we will reign with him in the Eternal and Everlasting Empire of the Elect. We are chosen. We are the Kings. We are the Rulers. We are the Victors in this universe, for all time to come. We are the Family God created to be with Him forever. I know that many will not listen to the truth. They will not listen and therefore they will go down to destruction. This refusal to listen to God is the reason why the world is crumbling and headed for destruction. I long to see God's Kingdom. I pray it comes quickly. There will be no more sickness or sin then. Everything will be made right. Until then I must be content with progress, not perfection. It is Jesus who teaches me what is best for me. I am simply trying to follow His direction.

EMPIRE OF THE ELECT

The Eternal Empire of the Elect is of course the coming Kingdom of God. My blog will be used to post my ramblings and maybe portions of a book I wrote entitled "Kingdom Reality." My hope is that this will bless those who read with open hearts and minds. And if not, at least I am blessed by writing it. The word of God is never bound.