Shofar Stellenbosch | Our FatherSample

Devotional: An Eternal Father

God is not limited to the temporal. He is eternal. He does everything with eternity in mind. What we do on earth will determine what will happen in eternity and what we will do there (Psalm 90:2, Revelations 1:8, Isaiah 46: 9 – 10). God is truth and He is not a man that He can lie (Titus 1:2, Romans 3:4). Truth can never change because it is absolute. Truth will override any fact in your life. For example, you cannot walk on water, but when Jesus calls you, you can. His Word will never fail (Psalm 119:89, Matthew 24:35, Jeremiah 1:12).

“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.” (Colossians 3:23 – 24)

This is an amazing scripture. God is interested in our work and we should we do everything as unto Him. He is the One we serve and there are eternal rewards for what we do on earth. However, what you do is not as important as how you do it.

Testimony:

One day the Lord gave me a word for someone in a church gathering. I shared it, but nobody responded. I was a bit disappointed, thinking I must have missed God. Six months later I received a phone call from someone in London. He shared how faithful God was. He had downloaded a sermon from the website and received a word that was specifically for him. It changed his life. I realized that word had been intended for him. God had made provision for him long in advance! Our God is eternal.

Reflective questions:

1. What lies do you believe in concerning the character of God?
2. What lies do you believe concerning yourself?
3. Take a moment to think about how long eternity is (Ecclesiastes 3:11). What things do you do that have no eternal value?
4. How do you feel about your day to day work and its eternal value?