Ecclesiastes 3:11

“...set eternity in the human heart.”

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Psalm 23:6

“Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.”

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Psalm 16:11

“You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.”

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Hope Gets Stronger

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Revelation 21:1-5  

“Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. ² I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

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2 Corinthians 4:16-18 

“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.  For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”

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Priorities Get Clearer

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Matthew 25:46

“Then they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”

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2 Peter 3:9

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”

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John 11:25-26 

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; ²⁶ and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

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Hebrews 3:12-15

Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.  For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. Remember what it says: 

“Today when you hear his voice, don’t harden your hearts as Israel did when they rebelled.”

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Repentance Gets Quicker 

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1 John 1:8-9  

“If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.”

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Holy Spirit, search my heart.

Reveal anything in me that does not belong.

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“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.” Psalms 139:23-24

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What have I done that I need to bring into the light?

What has God asked me to do that I have left undone?

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“How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me.” Psalm 19:12–14

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Is there anyone I need to forgive?

Is there anything I need to surrender?

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“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”

Colossians 3:13

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Make eternity real to me. Help me reorder my life as a result. 

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