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A Daily
Devotional
About the person you can be:
Matthew 19:27 Peter
answered him, "We have left everything to follow you! What then will there
be for us?" 28 Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, at the
renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who
have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of
Israel
. (NIV)
When Christ
died for you on the Cross, He did so because He could see the person you can be.
Christ died for you on the Cross because your sin is preventing you from
becoming all He made you to be. Your ultimate achievement in life rests not in
whether you achieve recognition and rewards. Your ultimate achievement in life
is what you do to achieve recognition and rewards for God. What you do on the
earth in terms of your job, your career, your earthly goals, and your earthly
ambitions, melts away after you die. Of course, there are some aspects of your
life you may carry into Heaven. However, the earthly work of your life
disappears when your new life in Heaven begins. What will last into eternity is
not a skyscraper you build, reports you type, or a company you run. What lasts
into eternity is the love you send out, the forgiveness you give away, and the
compassion, kindness, and mercy you show. What lasts forever are the prayers you
pray.
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