This Earth Is Not Eternal and Will Pass as Quickly as Yesterday

Miriam Carrasquillo

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Miriam Carrasquillo

Summary: Our earthly life is brief, and the years God lends us pass quickly. Therefore, we must not live in a slumber or cling to the world and its things, for all that has been created will perish. With eternity in our hearts, let us make the most of every minute to prepare ourselves, fulfill God’s will, and please Him during our time here. Although we do not know how much time this earth has left, we can root ourselves in the divine promises: whoever does the will of God remains forever, His Word will never pass away, and He will create new heavens and a new earth. Let us therefore live with an eternal perspective and not waste our existence.

Living for EternityEternal Perspective

We must not live our lives believing that our earthly existence will not soon come to an end, because that is not so. The years God has lent us on this earth will pass quickly, as quickly as one of the watches of the night. Yet many of us are in a kind of stupor, watching them pass by. Our eternity is in heaven, and with this perspective fixed in our hearts, we must live, equipping ourselves for eternity, without wasting a single minute of our existence.

If God, in His great love and mercy, was pleased to reveal to us that life on this earth is short and fleeting—for He could have kept it from us—then we must understand that it is not worth clinging so tightly to this world or to the things that are in this world, because they will perish.

Knowing this great truth, we must passionately take root in all the beautiful promises God has given us: “The world passes away, and its desires; but THE ONE WHO DOES THE WILL OF GOD REMAINS FOREVER…” (1 John 2:16-17); “heaven and earth will pass away, BUT HIS WORD WILL NOT PASS AWAY” (Matthew 24:35). “For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth; and THE FORMER THINGS WILL NOT BE REMEMBERED...” (Isaiah 65:17).

Only God knows exactly how much time this earth has left; it is up to us to live out our stay here in a way that pleases Him. God bless you!