What is Life?

Very likely the most misquoted Bible verse in the entire Bible is Romans 8:28.
Most quote it as this:
"And we know that all things work together for good..."

Did you know that is not what it says?!

Romans 8:28 
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."

The following exerts are from an interview given by Rick Warren many years ago that summarizes this concept well. He answers a question asked by many...What is the Purpose of Life?

Rick Warren responded:

"In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made (our bodies) to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.

We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to make sense.

Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.

God is more interested in your character than your comfort; God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy. We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ’s likeness.

Isn’t it how ironic that we are a society that jumps at any chance to “protest” about something none of us can do a single thing about, while at the same time ignoring everything around us of which we could easily bring positive change to any one of them if we would so choose!

 
We’re living on a battlefield – not a playground. It’s time to get serious for God.

Pastor Ray

Thought for the Week

Earth…….All pain, no gain

Heaven....No pain, all gain

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