5 Irrefutable Laws of Life - The Law of Eternity

5 Irrefutable Laws of Life

5 Irrefutable Laws of Life

Are you happy? Has your route to the good life, taken a turn down misery highway?

The pursuit of happiness isn’t a bad thing. The problem is we’re unsure of what that word means and so we our journey toward happiness is like a road trip without a map. Unsure of where we’re headed and certainly no idea how to get there.

Psalm 1:1–2 LEB

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked; nor does he stand in the way of sinners; nor does he sit in the assembly of mockers. Instead, in the law of Yahweh is his delight, and on his law he meditates day and night.

But thankfully others have gone before us. And God has provided wisdom. So we have basic guidelines to help us on our journey. If we can learn to follow them we’ll find some certainty regarding happiness.

Psalm 1:1 ESV

1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

Psalm 1:1–2 NRSV

Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night.

So what “feels right” or feels good can be the enemy of God’s blessing in our lives.

Our Feelings/emotions should never determine, define, or direct. Feeling cannot lead

We cannot build our lives, families, marriages, identities, or make vital decisions that have life-long consequences on the shifting sands of our feelings.

These Laws and your feelings are on collision course. The question is which will win? Your faith in the Laws of God or your desire to feed the feeling?

Today that text is better read as: There is a way “feels” right to a person, but its end is the way of death.

How does that make you feel?

So what?

We need to learn to tell ourselves, “So What?” Let’s Discover and practice the laws of God so we can have a better life!

The Law of Ownership

The Law of the farm

The Law of Sin

By the way...

Points of clarification

God’s the owner, so He’s the Judge! Whether we are doing what’s right with our stuff (things, money, bodies) is based on His Judgement

Our actions have consequences, we reap what we sow. So use God’s stuff wisely and be blessed

We are sinners who need a saviour

We need others ( I was not saying that we must have a spouse)

Also I haven’t been saying our emotions are wrong or bad, just that they are unreliable.

The Law of Eternity

By understanding and living in light of the law of Eternity we can live a more blessed and happy life

The kingdom of God vs earthly kingdom

Heaven is for real.

The kingdom of heaven is like…

Jesus taught and expressed the kingdom of God. His teaching, his parables, his demonstrations of God’s power was his way of pointing us to God’s eternal kingdom.

Heaven is Coming

History is racing toward the time when His kingdom will ultimately fill the earth and God’s throne will prevail: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ” (Revelation 11:15, see also 1 Corinthians 15:25, Revelation 22:1-5). Until this completely happens, we “walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7)

Revelation 11:15–16 LEB

And the seventh angel blew the trumpet, and there was a loud voice in heaven saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.” And the twenty-four elders who are seated on their thrones before God fell down on their faces and worshiped God,

John 14:1–3 LEB

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places; but if not, I would have told you, because I am going away to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself, so that where I am, you may be also.

2 Peter 1:11 LEB

For in this way entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied for you.

Psalm 145:13 LEB

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

Jesus message was a message of the Kingdom of God, the kingdom of Heaven. It will be eternal. The life of a believer today is proof of that.

In light of the Law of Eternity

Our priorities

Matthew 6:19–21 ESV

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

We spend our energy, our time, our money on so much that is only temporary and we neglect that which will last forever.

luke 12:16-21 “And he told a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. And he reasoned to himself, saying, ‘What should I do? For I do not have anywhere I can gather in my crops.’ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather in there all my grain and possessions. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!” ’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and the things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’ So is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!””

Our sufferings

Romans 8:18 ESV

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

1 Peter 5:10 NRSV

And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.

2 Corinthians 4:17 NRSV

For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,

in light of eternity our time here is so short. And so our pain, suffering, loss, and trial need to be seen from an eternal perspective.

And so we have hope!

Eternity

Are you ready/preparing for Eternity?

Are you overly focused on the temporray?