IS THIS WORLD ALL YOU ARE LIVING FOR? RICHARD AJAMAH

 

A Question For You...

Is this world all that you are living for? Maybe you can look back over 60 or even 70 years of your life. What is your answer?

   Maybe you are in your prime succeeding in business and enjoying your family. I'm asking the same question: Is this world all you are living for?

   Maybe you are young and saying "Death is so far away"! I have lots of time. Don't forget that God says "Don't boast about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day may bring forth (Pro 27:1).

    Many your age have died. No doubt they also thought they had a long time to live - but now they are gone. Where?

    Jesus asks another question

"What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world , and loses his own soul?

(Mark 8:36).

     The world is a very empty thing, it cannot comfort the soul under distress No; the body it can do no good when sore diseases do afflict it. The world cannot profit a man in the day of wrath. When God arise to plead with a person his riches avail nothing. When he lies down on deathbed, they can give him no comfort, though all his coffers were full. When he stands before the tribunal of God, they profit him nothing. Why then should such an useless and vain thing be esteemed?

     Consider that the love of the world where it predominates, is a sign of want of love to God.

"If any love the world the love of the Father is not in him" (1 John: 2:15). 

Consider the uncertainty of worldly things. They are as a bird  that takes the wings of the morning, and flees away. 

(Prov 23 :4-5) says:

" Labor not to be rich, cease from thine own wisdom. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. Set not thy heart then on that which is not. Seest thou not that there is no constancy to be observed in the world, save constant inconstancy! All things go on in a constant course of vicissitude.

        Remember the shortness and the uncertainty of the time ( James 4:13-15) Thou art a tenant at will and knowest not how soon thou mayst remove, and thou canst Carry nothing with thee. Therefore having food and raiment (which the Lord does not let thee want), be therewith content ( 1Tim 6 :7-8). Thou art a stranger in this earth, going home to thy Father's house, where there  will be no need of such things as the world afford. Why shouldst thou then, o my soul, desire any more than will carry thee to thy journey end? Art thou going to set up thy tent on this side of Jordan to dwell here! Are thou saying it is good for me to be here? Art thou so well entertained abroad, that thou desirest not to go home? No, no.

                COME LORD JESUS!