Behold a vapor ...

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. ― William Shakespeare

Behold, a vapor …

Time passes and along with it each succeeding generation. What is life? It is even as a vapor, James the Apostle declares (James 4:14). This fact is indeed an article of faith.

In the midst this brevity, the truth is life is not fair. However, regarding that, injustice will not prevail. Every valley shall be filled, the high places brought low, and the crooked paths shall be made straight (Isaiah 40:4)

We can, however, rest assured that God will take all of that into consideration when we stand before Him in judgement. Excuses will be laid aside; our bare responsibilities will account for everything. Thus, we are left without an excuse and held responsible for not only our sins of commission but those of omission as well (Romans 2:6). We all will pass and give an account for what we have done in this transience we call life.

Every child of God who as taken the time to read His word and reflect on the meaning thereof knows this to be true (2 Corinthians 2:11). On that day we will not be handed a get out of jail free card. It’s crunch time. Justice demand a verdict. That verdict is already in—for the soul that sins, it shall die (Ezekiel 18:20-24). It is in this context that we truly know the meaning of “For to fear God is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10).”

Yet, despite ample Godly warnings and just the moral laws of commonsense man in general continues to blunder ahead like fools in each succeeding generation. Shall humanity ever come to their senses? Apparently not. Strife and bitterness are codified in the highest court of all, humanly speaking, the ever shifting contemporized social conscience. Truth is flexible, modified with each changing generation. Truly the blind for the most part are leading the blind (Matthew 15:14).

We, therefore, seek a more sure way, and that we have in the promises of God (Hebrews 6:17). What are these promises? For sure they can be found only in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20) because He is not only the beginning and the end  but also the only way to have an intimate and eternal relationship with God (Revelation 21:6).

Therefore, in the words of Scripture, we must not become weary in well doing for in due time we shall reap eternal life (Galatians 6:9). This is the promise of God and one that we can depend on.

JimR_/