The endless cycle of life should prompt us to consider whether this world is all there is, and if the longings of the human heart for permanence and joy have any real object of fulfillment.
Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. (James 4:14)
While death is inevitable, the journey of life need not end in despair at the grave. The dilemma of mortality is answered by our hope in eternity through Jesus Christ.
We are called to live by the value system of the Word; this is a large part of what it means to walk by faith (2 Corinthians 5:7; cf. Romans 8:24–25).
Shifting to a biblical paradigm involves great risk, because it challenges everything our culture reinforces.
Where do we find our hope? Where do we invest our time? Is it in the world of things that fade away, the things prone to corruption and decay? Or is it in the eternal things that will never perish?
We’re all familiar with the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. Jesus mentions this maxim several times throughout the Gospels (e.g., Matthew 7:12; Luke 6:31), and when asked what the greatest commandment in the Law was, He answered that the entire Law and
We are defined by the work of Jesus, not our own. Knowing this gives us a proper perspective as it relates to loving ourselves, which in turn affects how we love others.
Too often we allow what we do to define who we are. But this is backwards. Who we are in Christ should shape and guide what we do.
The more we know God, the more we know ourselves. God is the creator and sustainer of all things. He made the stars and galaxies, and all the beauty of this world, yet He is still mindful of man.
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