Bible Verse of The Day – 11-2-22

Hebrews 11:38 (NLT) 38 They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.

The more time I spend in God’s word, and the more I learn of God, the more conclusively I can say this; we’ve got it all wrong.

What do I mean by that?

I mean that we spend way too much of our lives here on earth trying to have better lives here on earth. And in doing so, we fail to recognize that our lives are eternal, and that our time is better spent storing up treasures in heaven.

We need to recognize that God’s vision for us is eternal, not temporal. His best life for us is not in the here and now. It is for eternity.

It is in His presence where we will spend eternity, not here on a world made of destructible, natural materials.

Knowing this, wouldn’t it make sense to spend more time and effort working out our salvation with fear and trembling, instead of gathering earthly treasures that moths and rust can destroy?

Wouldn’t it make sense to spend our time seeking out the One who tells us that we will find Him if we seek Him with our whole hearts, instead of seeking the approval of man and the fleeting satisfaction of people on social media that we don’t even know?

In the scripture at the opening of this devotional, the author of Hebrews describes the prophets as being “too good for this world”.

Prior to saying that, he went through a discourse where he listed their various feats of faith, then also listing the brutal ways that many of them had died.

Their lives were not glamorous. They lived for God and paid the price for it. And they did so because of the faith that they had in God’s ability to keep His promise.

So, why should we expect any less for our own lives? Why should we not live our lives in a way that epitomizes unshakable faith in this same God, being willing to shrug off persecution and ridicule for not conforming to the ways of the world?

And why should we spend more time seeking creature comforts than we spend seeking the Maker of those comforts?

Some serious things to ponder on today.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!