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By Rick Warren â 05/23/2023 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= âFor as you know him better, he will give you, through his great power, everything you need for living a truly good life: he even shares his own glory and his own goodness with us!â 2 Peter 1:3 (TLB) The vast majority of people pay no attention to eternity. Theyâre living for the here and now, which is a waste. Everything thatâs âhere and nowâ isnât going to matter in five minutes, much less 50 yearsâand certainly not for eternity. If we stretched a rope from California to Tokyo, and that represented all of eternity, your life on Earth would be represented by less than one millimeter. So how do you live in light of eternity? You live for Godâs glory, because heâs going to share his glory with you in heaven. The Bible says in 2 Peter 1:3, âFor as you know him better, he will give you, through his great power, everything you need for living a truly good life: he even shares his own glory and his own goodness with us!â (TLB). You donât get to choose whatâs going to happen to you the rest of your life. But you do get to choose how you respond. You can face the future as a cynic, as a critic, as a pessimist, or as a doubter. You can face the future expecting the worst and experiencing the worst. You can face your future being ungracious to other people, and you can live for your own glory. Or you can face the future with gratitude, generosity, and graciousness and live for Godâs glory. Which one do you think will make you happier? Which one do you think will make you more successful? Which one do you think will bring a smile to God and rewards in heaven? Matthew 5:16 says, âLet your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heavenâ (ESV). We were created because God wants a family. He wants to spend eternity with his family. He wants to spend eternity with you and me! Heaven is one of the main reasons you can have joyâGod has given us eternal life, and living in heaven with him will be amazing! [PLAY todayâs audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - In what ways does God use your time on Earth to prepare you for eternity?
- How does being grateful and generous make you happier?
- When you expect the worst in life, what does that say about what you believe about God? You can be certain about eternity The Bible says you can only get to heaven by trusting in God through his Son, Jesus Christ. You cannot earn your way into heaven: âIt is by grace you have been saved, through faithâand this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of Godânot by works, so that no one can boastâ (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV). â¨If youâre ready to confess your sins and to trust Jesus with your life now and for eternity, start with this prayer: âDear God, you have promised that if I believe in Jesus, everything Iâve ever done wrong will be forgiven, I will learn the purpose of my life, and you will accept me into your eternal home in heaven one day. âI confess my sin, and I submit to Jesus as my Savior and Lord. Jesus, I want to follow you and serve you. I humbly commit my life to you and ask you to save me and accept me into your family. In your name I pray. Amen.â If you just prayed to accept Jesus, please email me at Rick@PastorRick.com and let me know about it. Iâd like to send you some free materials to help you start your journey with Jesus. The post [How to Live in Light of Eternity]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd%20like%20to%20share%20a%20Daily%20Devotional%20from%20Pastor%20Rick%20with%20you&body= [Get The Keys to a Blessed Life Study Kit when you give a gift to support Daily Hope!]( Some say the key to the good life is health, others say material wealthâbut what does God say? Find out in Pastor Rickâs dynamic Bible study, The Keys to a Blessed Life. This 6-session video plus workbook study reveals the secret to the abundant life God promises by exploring Jesusâ most well-known sermon, the Sermon on the Mount. Dive deep into the Beatitudes with Pastor Rick to discover the hopeful and purpose-filled life God has planned for you through messages like . . . ⢠How God Blesses Broken Hearts
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