Live with eternity in view always.

Live with eternity in view.

Deuteronomy  32:29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

Always be thoughtful of your latter end and live a lifestyle that will help you to live with God at the end of your life on earth.

Proverbs  19:20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Remember every action today determines your eternal wellbeing.

Learn from the undoing of the rich man.  Our gracious Master and Lord became of His wisdom did not mention his name. But from the book of Josephous,  the Jewish historian. His name was mentioned. His real name is Mr Dives 

Luke  16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:  16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,  16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.  16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;  16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.  16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.  16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.  16:26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.  16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:  16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.  16:29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.  16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.  16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

Be born again and become a new creature, be sanctified and walk with God in biblical holiness lifestyle, till Christ comes.

John  3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.  3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

2 Corinthians  5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Hebrews  13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

Luke  1:74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,  1:75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

Always seek first the kingdom of God.

Matthew  6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Colossians  3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.  3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.  3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.  3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

Put your body under.

1 Corinthians  9:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Make sure your name is written and retained in the book of life. Avoid anything that can make it to be removed.

Do everything to ensure your name is written in the book of life.

Philippians  4:3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

Rejoice not on your abilities but that your name is written in heaven.

Luke  10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

Don’t do anything that will make God to remove it.

Exodus  32:33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.

Overcome sin for your name not to be removed from the book of life.

Revelation  3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

Live by the entirety of God’s words in the Bible for your name not to be removed from the book of life.

Revelation  22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:  22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

Be wise by doing all the sayings of 

Christ in the Bible.

Matthew  7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:  7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

God’s grace will be sufficient for you in Jesus name.

2 Corinthians  9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

Always be thoughtful of your latter end and live with eternity in view.

Deuteronomy  32:29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

Let us pray.