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He asked life of you; you gave it to him, length of days forever and ever. Psalm 21:4
D.L. MOODY (Born February 5, 1837)
I was down in Texas and happened to pick up a newspaper, and there they called me “Old Moody.” Honestly, I never got such a shock from any paper in my life before! I never had been called old before; I cannot conceive of getting old. I have a life that is never going to end. Death may change my position but not my condition, not my standing with Jesus Christ. Death is not going to separate us.
Old! I wish you all felt as young as I do here tonight. Why, I am only 62 years old! If you meet me ten million years hence, then I will be young. Read Psalm 91, “With long life will I satisfy him.” That doesn’t mean 70 years. Would that satisfy you? Did you ever see a man or woman of 70 satisfied? Don’t they want to live longer? You know that 70 wouldn’t satisfy you. Would 80? Would 90? Would 100? If Adam had lived to be a million years old, and then had to die, he wouldn’t be satisfied. “With long life I will satisfy him”—life without end! Don’t call me old. I am only 62. I have only begun to live.
ERWIN LUTZER
Moody thought he wasn’t old at 62; as I write this, I am 20 years older than he was when he wrote that. We spend so much of our time thinking about today that the reality of the life to come is only a distant anticipation. So, let’s take a moment and reflect on eternity, specifically, the New Jerusalem. Who dwells there? God and His people: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God” (Rev. 21:3).
If your name is written in the Book of Life, there is nothing permanent that can happen to you on Earth because you have a place reserved in heaven. There’s a crown only you can wear. There’s a room only you can enter. There’s an assignment only you can perform. You will be there reigning with Christ forever and ever.
PRAYER
Father, may I always live with eternal values in a transitory world.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
How does that "heavenly reservation" change the way you handle fear or insecurity in this life?What lesson do you think God is teaching you in your current circumstances to prepare you for eternity?