Fireworks
Did you go see fireworks on July 4th? We did, but we didn’t have to drive to get there. Several folks in the neighborhood shot off fireworks in their yards. They did a good show of their pyrotechnic abilities.
The next morning, as I walked through the neighborhood, I could see charred remnants from the night before.
If I had a match with me, could I have relit them and expect to see a dazzling show like the night before? Obviously not.
Fireworks don’t last. They “do their job” and are gone.
I’m thankful that some things. that last forever.
Chuck Swindoll said:
“Do you realize there are only two eternal things on earth today? Only two: people and God’s Word. Everything else will ultimately be burned up—everything else. Kind of sets your priorities straight, doesn’t it?”
God’s word will endure forever.
“But the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this is the word which was preached to you.”
1 Peter 1:25
His word will surely accomplish His purpose.
“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.”
Isaiah 55:10-11
People are eternal as well. Our lives may be short, but our souls live on forever.
Jesus explained it this way:
“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world… “Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels;”
Matthew 25:31-34, 41
God’s word is eternal, unchanging.
Our soul is eternal. How blessed would it be to spend eternity with God! It’s possible by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Chuck Swindoll sums it up:
“Only two things last forever—and I’m committed to both. How about you?”
