Eternity

I've often heard people discuss when life begins; usually at conception or at birth. There is a more important question one should ask themselves, that totally makes the other question mute. That is when does my eternity begin?

Man is created a living soul, an as such eternity begins at conception. What is the difference between the idea that life or eternity begins at conception? If one realizes that they are living in eternity, it makes a big difference in one's attitude. It's not a matter of one day when I die I will go into eternity, but rather I am an eternal creature that will one day move to a new location. The idea that "one day" , I will go into eternity has the false impression that one has a choice. There is no choice, you are an eternal being! Let that be settled forever in your mind, and start developing relationships that will always be there.

One day this phrase popped into my thinking, "God is the one with whom I have to do". I used to find myself shying away from scriptures that made me uncomfortable because I felt I could not measure up. Then that phrase popped into my thinking and I realized that I could not protect myself from an face-to-face encounter with God once I leave this planet. The alternative to trying to escape responsibility for my actions was to seek to know God as fully as my abilities allow.

God sets before every man, "life and death, blessing and cursing" and He even tells us to choose life (sometimes we are really dense between the ears). Jesus provided Himself to us, as an advocate to Father God that guarantees us a plea of redeemed and thus not guilty. It is our option to accept or reject the provision that God provided for us. Just remember that you are presently living in eternity, when you depart earth you are only changing addresses.

Bill