IT’S STILL THERE!

READING: ISAIAH 51:1-8

Verse 6: “...the heavens will vanish away like smoke, the earth will grow old like a garment, and those who dwell in it will die in like manner; but My salvation will be forever, and My righteousness will not be abolished.”

“All good things must come to an end” is a statement that is frequently repeated. From the human point of view, there is much truth in that statement. Good things of the earth have limits on their duration. Many products have expiration dates on them. Through the ages people have longed to defeat this reality. Inventors have labored to create some type of perpetual motion instrument. People have hoped for a fountain of youth. Notwithstanding, the cold, hard, stark reality is that as soon as the things of the earth come into existence; their wearing down and termination begin to be anticipated. The question “How long will it last?” consumes much of our thinking and energies. It is that way in the natural, but drastically different in the supernatural. In our lives in Christ, infinite good things will last forever and will never end! They will always be, just as He will always be. How blessed we are that one of those eternal good things is God’s promise as quoted above. The Lord affirms to us that His salvation will be forever. As we reside in Him, He will never ask the question, “How long will it last?” Through all eternity that question will never occur to us either. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What comes to mind when you consider the eternal nature of God’s salvation?

2. What is another question that the Lord will never ask?