Assurance for Eternity

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"It is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment." --Hebrews 9:27 The saying is true…the only two things that are certain in life are death and taxes!  Every human is destined to die, and that includes you and me. We are reminded of the frailty of life almost every day. Death can find us no matter where we are. We all skip appointments, whether it’s an appointment with the doctor, or dentist we don’t want to keep…or a boring meeting that we don’t want to be stuck in for hours. But the truth of the matter is that there is one appointment we simply can’t skip, and that is our appointment with death. But here’s the good news.  We don’t have to fear this appointment because Christ didn’t miss His appointment with death. He was appointed to die on the cross, and He did not break it. And because He met that appointment…and also met His appointment with the resurrection, we can now face our final appointment with death with great confidence and joy. Christ’s complete victory over death is our hope and assurance for eternity! I can’t tell you all of the times that I have stood at a graveside and tried to comfort the family of the deceased. But I can tell you this…it makes all the difference if that family has the eternal hope of Christ in their hearts! Thinking about death can cause us to reevaluate our lives – which is not a bad thing. So as you think about your life…and the fact that someday you will indeed die…let me ask you, are you living with the hope and certainty of heaven? I pray that you are.  And I pray that you help others find this peace and security in Jesus Christ today.    BECAUSE CHRIST KEPT HIS APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH…AND THE RESURRECTION, YOU CAN LIVE WITH THE CERTAINTY AND HOPE! “He Ever Liveth” Thursday, April 04, 2019 by Dr. Paul Chappell “But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.” Hebrews 7:24–27 There are many beautiful pictures and types of salvation in the Old Testament that illustrate the love and grace of God in action. But there may not be any clearer picture than the cities of refuge. Under the Law of Moses, vengeance for many crimes was to be carried out by the family of the victim. In the case of an accidental death, what we would today call manslaughter, God knew that there might be rage and a demand for vengeance even though there had been no intention of wrongdoing. So He commanded Moses to establish six cities scattered throughout the land to which people could flee for safety. As long as the hunted party remained inside the city of refuge, the family of the victim was not allowed to take action against them. They were completely safe. They were allowed to remain in the city of refuge as long as the high priest lived, which would give time for anger and rage to abate. “And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil”(Numbers 35:25). Our high priest, Jesus Christ, is alive forever, and we remain safe in His care for eternity. Today's Growth Principle:  Our risen and eternal Saviour is our guarantee of salvation that lasts for eternity.

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