DON'T GIVE UP, OR GIVE IN:
WHATEVER LIFE THROWS AT YOU; DON'T GIVE UP HOPE. YOUR BREAK-THRU IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK... RELY ON CHRIST IN YOU, YOUR HOPE
(CONFIDENT EXPECTATION) OF GLORY, THAT THE DAYS AHEAD ARE GONNA BE YOUR BEST.... YOU HAVE THE YOKE
DESTROYING ANOINTING INSIDE OF YOU.... GOD BELIEVES IN YOU AND
HIS LOVE EMPOWERS YOU.THEREFORE BE STRONG AND
COURAGEOUS ...GODS GRACE INSIDE YOU ENABLES YOU TO BE VICTORIOUS NO MATTER WHAT...Have WONDERFUL DAY EXPECTING YOUR BREAK-THRU.

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL:

IT’S ABOUT THE LIFE HEREAFTER

FRIDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2014,
Pastor Chris

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own
soul? (Mark 8:36).

Many people live their lives as though this world is where it all ends; but there’s a life hereafter. Even if God gave you two hundred years to live in this world, it would still be over some day. After all, he gave some over nine
hundred years to live in Bible days, but they still died and left this world. It doesn’t matter how many years you
live on earth, what matters is whether or not you lived in the righteousness of God, glorifying Him with your life.
The Lord Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” If all you do with your years on earth is to seek to make yourself happy, and fulfil your own dreams, that’ll be an empty life. When we all stand before the Lord at the end, when He judges all things,
His only concern would be what you did with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He’d only be interested in how you lived the
Word, fulfilling and expressing His righteousness. So, it’s about the life hereafter.
Our life in this world isn’t essentially for this world; you’re in this world to decide where and how you’ll live
eternity. The despots and dictators of yesteryears thought they would live
forever in this world, so they built kingdoms and stored up fortunes for themselves; but today, they’ve taken their place in eternity. No wonder
Jesus asked the thought-provoking question in our opening verse: “...what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
If a man had all the fame and glamour in the world, and lived and died without Christ, what would that be, compared to the anguish of living eternally in hell? We must therefore continue to preach the Gospel and teach men, women, young people, and children in our world and in the regions beyond that life on earth is short; eternity is all that matters. The time to serve the Lord with wholehearted devotion, and make Him your number one focus, is now.

PRAYER:
Dear Father, I thank you for helping me see and appreciate the purpose of
my life in the earth, in preparing for the life hereafter. My life is dedicated
to the spread of the Gospel, and the establishment of your righteousness in the hearts of men and women around the world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:
John 3:16 (CEV) God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and
never really die.
Matthew 5:29 (CEV) If your right eye causes you to sin, poke it out and throw it away. It is better to lose one part of your body, than for your whole body to end up in hell.

DAILY SCRIPTURE READING:
1 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 13:1-12; Nehemiah 7-8
2 Year Bible Reading Plan:
2 Corinthians 9:11-15; lsaiah 15-16