“And in the end

it’s not the years in your life that count.

It’s the life in your years.” –

Attributed to Abraham Lincoln

My story:

More than 18 years without life.

More than 50 years with life.

What happened?

I was almost eighteen years of age when I believed on the Lord Jesus Christ. What happens when one believes?

Many things are happening. One of them is that one receives ETERNAL LIFE. I am now in the possession of ETERNAL LIFE.

“I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand.” – John 10:28

“I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.” – First John 5:13

DO YOU HAVE LIFE IN YOUR YEARS?

“…., WE WANT  A LONGER  HEALTH SPAN.”

“Although we humans have never been satisfied with the biblical allotment of threescore and ten, neither do we want to extend our life span only to pass the time in a decrepit state. NO, WE WANT A LONGER HEALTH SPAN.

“Might we be  on the trail of one? The cover story, ‘A New Path to Longevity,’ by David Stipp, descibes……”

That’s what the editor in chief  Mariette DiChristina is writing in Scientific American, January 2012.

Why are we not satisfied with the biblical life span of threescore and ten? Why are we looking for a longer health span? Why are we searching for a trail to a longer health span?

We are longing for fellowship with our creator. We are looking for life without end in  fellowship with God. We are longing for the true life. We want eternal life.

How can we attain the true eternal life?

1.  We attain the eternal life through the work of the Lord Jesus Christ.

a.  The death of Christ…

b. The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ……..

c.  His ascension

d. The Second Coming of Christ…..

2.  We attain the eternal life through our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

What happens when we believe on the Lord?

Many things are happening when we believe, but here are a few of them:

a. We possess eternal life.

b.  Our names are recorded in heaven.

c.  The mansion of glory becomes ours.

d. We are indwelt by the Holy spirit.

In Ecclesiastes 3:11 we are told:

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from the beginning to end.”

CONNECT  WITH STARS, MATARIKI ARTISTS TOLD,” is an article in one of our local papers. (Northern News, June 20, 2012)

The article encourages people to connect with the stars.

Can I encourage you to connect with the God, who made the stars?

Life without end in  fellowship with God is attained through the work of Christ and the faith of the believer.

I am a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ!

Stargazer

Oxford Terrace Baptist Church in Christchurch hosts a seminar on Saturday 18 August with Brian Smith (principal emeritus Carey Baptist College):

“‘Will Our Children Have Faith?'”

I looked up The Collins Concise Dictionary and where it says “generation” I read “all the people of approximately the same age, esp. when considered as sharing certain attitudes, etc.” I am also learning that the years separating one generation from the next is about 35 years for humans.

In the BIBLE we read about the generation of the upright and the  generation of those who seek God.

It says that the generation of the upright will be be blessed and that the generation of those who seek God and seek the face of God  will not only ascend the hill of the LORD but also stand in his holy place.

Do you belong to the generation of the upright and the generation of those who seek God?

If you do you certainly have the desire to declare the power of God to the next generation.

If you do  belong to the generation of the upright and to the generation of those who seek the God you have the desire to declare the might of God to all who are to come.

And you will also commend the works of God to the next generation.

You will also tell your children of the mighty acts of God.

If we have experienced the power of God and his might, if we have experienced the  works of God and his mighty acts in our families our children will have FAITH!