THE FUTURE
by John Hunter
A re you interested in what might happen to you tomorrow and the days ahead in your future? Did you know that God has a wonderful answer to man’s questions in these vital areas of concern? So often we are filled with questions and fear be cause we don’t know what’s ahead of us. II Timothy was the last Epistle which Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit wrote. Knowing of the certainty of his death through execution, he pens, “For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand” (4:6). Even with the prospect of being with the Lord, it is still not thé easiest thing, humanly speaking, to face death. Let’s see what Paul’s total attitude w a s towards this whole situation. He said at the start of this won derful letter, “I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have com mitted unto him against that day” (1:12). Paul could look at his suf fering in relation to his service for the Lord. You see, he knew whom, not what he believed. The center of Paul’s faith was a living, resurrected Christ who dwelt in his heart. Every thing else was related and subordi nated to this fact. It is not enough just to have your faith related to the church. That might sometime fail and disappoint us and we would be hopeless. Our salvation must be based wholly upon our confidence in Christ. Let’s consider for a moment why God “is able to keep.” I believe He is able because of His presence, for our Saviour rightly declared, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.” If you should live to the end of the age, the Lord would still be with
you. In addition He is able to keep because of His power. Christ could say, “All power in heaven and earth is given unto Me.” What a tremen dous linking for our benefit of His presence and power! If you are a child of God, His Holy Spirit in dwells you, and “greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.” Very simply, if the Lord doesn’t dwell in your heart, then ac cording to scripture, you are none of His (Rom. 8:9). There is no one, and no thing more powerful than the Lord. Another blessed truth to enrich our hearts is that Christ is able to keep you because of His peace (John 15:27). He gives us peace unlike anything the world has ever known, or even in its saner moments has ever been able to bestow.
New dining room facilitieshave recently been completed at Biota's Phoenixaffiliate, the Ari zona Bible College. Pictured above are some of the students as they move through the cafeteria line.
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