Expected End

Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (NIV)

The King James says,  “also he hath set the world in their heart.”  The word translated world is owlam (Strong’s Hebrew 5759). In Hebrew, owlam signifies a far distance: and example being the distance to the horizon.  If I set out on a journey to reach the horizon, I will travel for days, months, years, a lifetime, but I will  never reach it. It will always be further out, beyond my reach.

Sunset at Myrtle Beach SC

God has placed this longing to reach  owlam, eternity, distant horizons, the end times, the Omega Point, the Convergence, Utopia, Paradise, The great awakening,  Cosmic Consciousness, Nirvana, the Age of Aquarius, The New Jerusalem, Heaven – or as the Vulcan’s say, Sha-Ka-Ree – within each of us.

Romans 2:6,7
6 [GOD] Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Two terms: Immortality, and eternal life

The Greek word translated immortality is Strong’s 861, arphtharsia meaning imperishableness, immortality, incorruption. 1 Corinthians 15 speaks of the resurrected, immortal,  spiritual,  incorruptible body.

Immortality is a future event for us. We will all have to die first before we get our spiritual bodies. But we who are believers in Jesus have eternal life right here, right now. We don’t have to wait for death or a rapture event to have the life of God in us. We have it now.

John 6:47:
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

There are 5 components of the Eternal Life:

1. Knowing that our sins are forgiven.
2. Walking in holiness, the character of God
3. Knowledge that our prayers are answered.
4. Fellowship with God and our brothers and sisters.
5. Shalom, the peace of God.

If we can but grasp this treasure we have in jars of clay, we will live this life on Earth as victorious, triumphant,  conquering, vanquishing, productive, and fruitful witnesses for Christ.

Abba, Father

To You belongs all the glory and honor. There is no God but You. I worship none but You. I do not consider the idols of those who know You not: they are not even real.

You are my hope and my salvation. You are the fortress I run to when I am afraid.  I know You will keep me safe. I know You will provide for me every good thing.

I am one of the saints in whom You take delight: I am the apple of Your eye; I am beloved, I am cherished, I am Your child.

You have determined my days. You brought me into this world and You will carry me out when it is my time. I am confident in the knowledge that there is no pestilence, no terror, no disaster which can rob me of life. I am secure and at peace with the portion and the cup You assigned for me.

I praise You Lord. You are not silent. Your spirit speaks to me. It guides me. You are my counselor and my teacher. I will make time in my day to listen to Your voice. I will train my mind to pray constantly. I will pray without ceasing. I will pray and not faint. I will anticipate and relish You presence at all times. If You are always before me, always behind me, to the right of me, to the left, above and below me holding me up, what shall I fear?  Who shall I fear? How can I be shaken? What terror, sickness, disaster or demon from Hell can move me?

I will rejoice in Your presence and Your love. I will rest secure. I have no fear that You will leave me or forsake me. That is Your promise and You are not a mere man who will renege.

This life is not all that there is.  This life is not all that I have hope in: I am not such a foolish one. This life is but a tiny slice of eternity. In You I will live forever.

Because I have set my love upon You O Lord, I know You have delivered me.
Because I have known Your name, You have set me on high,
I know I can call upon You, and You will answer me;
You will be with me in times of trouble;
You  will deliver me  and honor me.
With Eternal life You will satisfy me,
And show me Your salvation, Dabar YHVH, Yehoshua, Yeshua, Jesus

In His name I pray, amen.

Abba Father,

Gracious, merciful Father in Heaven. To whom can we compare you? There is no other God. There is no other Power. You and you nature are the principle upon which this Universe is built. You are love. Love is built into the fabric of space-time. It is not limited by time nor distance.

You are not remote from me. You are within me. You surround me. You are the ground upon which I step. You are the force which gives me life. Without your Spirit, I am just flesh and bones, dust and water.

I look about me at the beauty of your creation. I see you at work in the wonders of the universe. I see in the diversity of life upon this planet. I see you in the changing of the color of the leaves. I see in the process in which the seasons change but nature changes from one form of beauty to another.

I am honored that you have taken up residence within me.  I long to be a fit temple for your presence. I daily renew my mind that my affections are turned less towards the things this fleeting world has to offer me and more and more toward the eternal things of the Kingdom of Heaven.

It is my heart’s desire that your kingdom manifest on earth as it does in Heaven. My hope is that your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. I seek after the treasure that is your presence, your righteousness, your shalom. You peace which I cannot get my mind around now, but I hope to. I hope to be able to grasp it if it is possible. I hope to be able to preach it as Jesus Did. That your peace, your shalom, your Kingdom is here, right now.

Father, I cast all my worries about my finances at your feet. Guide me in the way I should go to meet my obligations. Point me in the direction of the resources I need. Bless me with the power to get wealth that I may in turn be a blessing to others.

I thank you for your provision. I thank you that you care not just about my spiritual riches, but you desire that I prosper in this earth plane as well. I am confident that there is no limit to your ability or willingness to meet my every need. There are no shortages in the Kingdom. There is no rationing nor apportionments. Bless me father, Bless me Indeed.

I know however, that my true treasure is within this jar of clay. Your precious Holy Spirit. Thank you for your Son through whom this gift is made possible.

In Jesus name, Amen

Abba Father

I desire above all things that I may be filled with the knowledge of You and Your will. This is not a worldly form of knowledge. It is not to be found in books or through philosophy, but it is  spiritual in nature.

I desire not just knowledge, but wisdom  that I might walk in a manner worthy of you. That I may bear much fruit through the manifestation of  agape love.

I desire to be strengthened by your glorious power and might that I may be patient and longsuffering, as I manifest this agape. As I perform the  good works for which you created me with cheerfulness and joy.

I thank you for what you have made me. I am a saint, part of a royal priesthood, an heir with Jesus, a child of God. I am a son of Light. You have delivered me from the kingdom of darkness where every wicked spirit and foul thing has dominion and you have conveyed me mind, body, soul, and spirit into your marvelous kingdom. The kingdom of Light.

My body has been swept and adorned. I will not vacate your temple. I will be filled with the Spirit. I will speak to my soul and to my brethren the saints in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. I will sing and make melody in my heart to the Lord.

And I will give thanks always for all things  in the name of my Lord, Savior, and elder brother, Jesus the Anointed,  one Your Dear Son.  He who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:  By whom were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.

The One who is before all things, and by whom all things consist. The head of the body, the church.  The beginning, the firstborn from the dead; preeminent over all things. The One by whom  all things were reconciled:  whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

This same Jesus is presenting me as holy,  without blame, and without reproof  in his sight.  This is My Gospel which I declare.

I  receive, comprehend, and declare the mystery which has been hid from ages and from generations. Hid from the intellectuals, hid from those who seek so-called hidden knowledge but which really is the doctrine of demons.  This mystery I declare and treasure: Christ in me, the hope of glory.

If Christ is in me and I in Christ, I am a new creature. Old things are past. All is new. You, my Lord are the focus of my meditation. My thoughts are centered on You. My mind is steadfast on You and I enjoy peace — perfect peace. The kind of peace which comes from recognizing and trusting only Your  Voice. Though I may hear other voices, I listen only to You.

You are my shield and protector from pestilence and destruction. You  strengthen me inwardly  that I may fight of the physical and spiritual attacks of the wicked one. Your armor  enables me to stand in face of any attack of the enemy. No plague, nor pestilence, nor sickness, nor demonic oppression can touch me  because You are my habitation.
Thank you Father.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.