eternal word

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men's hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy], yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. Ecclesiastes 3:11

What an amazing, eternal Word from God!

Think about it….. He has planted eternity in our hearts and our minds. I love gardening, so my eyes lit up when I read this. A long time ago an eternal seed was planted deep inside us just waiting to be watered and nurtured, with eternity as its goal. So many people are walking around unaware of the treasure within them….small unseen seeds of light and truth waiting to be activated by the Father of eternity.

We are so blessed to have the gift of salvation and eternity in our lives.

"Nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy..."

I used to struggle thinking that my menial, day to day tasks had no real value in the light of eternity, and unless I was finding people (out there somewhere) to get saved every day I wasn’t pleasing God. Then I thought about my children, and how their precious lives mattered to God, and I realised even more how valuable my role as wife, mother, friend, aunty, pastor (all those hats!!) really was to my family, friends and everyone in my world.

Living life well with an eternal mindset, valuing each of our relationships at all levels, and praying for the Word of God to permeate every day of our lives….that is what satisfies.

Jesus lived a life of interruptions, but He kept His mind fixed on eternity. One Word from His Father was enough to fix His course and help him resist the greatest of temptations, and all the unimaginable pain the world could throw at Him. The same goes for us. One Word from our Father is like a lifeline to eternity, helping us to keep our path set on course, and our mind set on what is right and true.

Some things we say and do will never be seen or measured until we step foot into eternity and realise their true value. What value can you place on an encouraging word, a timely card or email of encouragement, a heartfelt prayer, a big mum hug!?
What value can you place on one human life, one child saved from a life of misery, one mother saved from a future of hopelessness? Even if you have one person you are praying for and sowing into – you are sowing into eternity.

Spend some extra time in the Word this week, even if you take out a few minutes once the kids are off to school, and just thank God for what He has planned for you each day – from now right through to eternity.

The fruit of the [uncompromisingly] righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise captures human lives [for God, as a fisher of men--he gathers and receives them for eternity]. Proverbs 11:30