THE LOVE OF GOD ENDURES FOREVER

THE LOVE OF GOD ENDURES FOREVER One thing We KNOW for sure About life Is that everything Is transitory What is TRUE today Is not necessarily true tomorrow EVERYTHING CHANGES That is: Except GOD'S ENDURING LOVE For us "Give thanks To the Lord For he is GOOD HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER" Psalm 118:1 The world leaders of my youth Have died Or are dying off Sports figures too- Or they may be facing Debilitating illnesses The fresh-faced celebrities- Or actors-or entertainers Of yesteryear Are now facing their senior years NOTHING in this world Is permanent-and the world Keeps REMINDING us of this truth There is ONLY ONE enduring truth In this world The truth of GOD'S ENDURING LOVE For each and EVERYONE of us " I know That everything GOD DOES WILL ENDURE FOREVER Nothing can be added to it And nothing taken from it ........" Ecclesiastes 3:14 "But the WORD of the Lord ENDURES FOREVER" 1 Peter 1 :25 And GOD'S WORDS for us are LOVE- MERCY-and KINDNESS-forever for us UNTIL the end of time IF it were not For these ETERNAL TRUTHS of God For us We would live-in a DEPRESSING- Constantly changing-cruel cruel world But this basic truth- HIS basic ENDURING LOVE for us CHANGES EVERYTHING Our lives will continue To have MEANING and PURPOSE No matter what is happening To our earthly bodies "MANY are the plans In a person's heart But it is the LORD'S PURPOSE That prevails" Proverbs 19:21 "In him We were also chosen Having been predestined According to the plan Of him Who works out everything In conformity With the PURPOSE Of his will" Ephesians 1:11 Any human Who has tried to LOVE- Another human being UNCONDITIONALLY- Knows how difficult it can be It is NOT for the faint of heart It is a NEVERENDING challenge However-even in the midst Of this transitory life We can LIVE With a sense of HOPE No matter what we are facing "YES-my soul- Find rest in God My hope COMES FROM HIM" Psalm 62:5 Yes-my friends- Even in this cruel-transitory life There is HOPE in the Lord And it is GOD'S ENDURING LOVE That will have the FINAL SAY On the PURPOSE of our lives In Jesus' name-LORD-PLEASE LET IT BE Robert P. Wallman 4-2-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terri Mifek