Forever

As for man, his days are as grass; even as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

Psalm 103:15

The Bible reminds us that our days are like grass; we live and flourish for only a brief time. Because of this, we are exhorted to redeem the time because the days are evil.

Our lives are also immortal. God made man different from the other creatures. He made him in His own image, a living soul. When this body dies and our earthly existence is terminated, the soul lives on forever. One thousand years from this day you will be more alive than you are at this moment. This Bible teaches that life does not end at the cemetery. There is a future life with God for those who put their trust in His Son, Jesus Christ. There is also a future hell of separation from God toward which all are going who have refused, rejected, or neglected to receive His Son, Jesus Christ.

Victor Hugo once said, “I feel in myself the future of life.” Cyrus the Great is reported to have declared, “I cannot imagine that the soul lives only while it remains in this mortal body.”

Our Father and our God, I know that I am made in Your immortal image. Some days I just don’t feel immortal, Father; I feel tired, lonely, and hopeless. But today I feel Your comfort, Your energetic Spirit, and Your hope. I feel excited about life in Your Son, who brought happiness and hope to my life. In His name I thank You and praise You. Amen.

Billy Graham, Unto the Hills: A Daily Devotional (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2010).