Absolute Eternity means God has no past and no future. God is found in both and unaffected by either. God dwells in eternity. Time dwells in God. God does not wait for time like we do. Time is not bigger than God, God is bigger than time.
God Eternal/Everlasting – El Olam is a name of God. Ps 93:2 – Your throne was established long ago; you are from all Eternity. Ps 90:2 - Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God. Ex 15:18 – The Lord will reign for ever and ever. Is 57:15. Was and is and is to come. Other verses say: The Word of the Lord stands forever, He remembers His covenant forever, His love endures forever, the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, He remains faithful forever. Forever means forever, it is permanent and sure. An anchor you can hold on to.
Time is created by God. Time refers to us, not to God. Time and eternity exist together, not one or the other. God never began. God is uncreated. It is the only way he can be eternal past and future.
Rev 21: 1 John says he saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Current earth is not eternal. Everything in our world is dying or eventually will die. Rom 8:18-22 says all creation is presently groaning and will be liberated from its bondage of decay. It longs to be free. The current heaven appears not to be eternal either but we do know that heaven is a real place described in Revelation, God’s kingdom there is eternal, and God promises that we will be with Him forever.
Hell is a real place too. I believe Hell had a beginning and God’s word says that it has an eternal future for there is an eternal fire, eternal judgement.
Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. An eternal Jesus who you can rely on because he remains the same forever, as He always has. Jesus stepped out of eternity and came into time. John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever should believe in Him will have eternal life. Eternal life is not a gift FROM God, eternal life is the gift OF God. Presence of life within you. Jesus Christ…has destroyed death, and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. [II Tim 1:10]. Jesus came to rescue us from eternal damnation and hell.
Jesus said in John 14:16 – And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you FOREVER – the Spirit of truth. Heb 9:14 confirms that the Spirit is eternal. God has placed eternity in our hearts, a glory yet to be revealed. A glory we put our hope in. Until then, we have to live in time. By time I mean living in time past, time present or time future.
Some dwell too much on the past. You are reliving your past failures, regrets, sins, hurts, disappointments, time past is weighing you down. Now is the time to forgive anyone who has hurt or rejected you and let go of past. God wants you to be healed of your past. Identify what is holding you back, address it with God and surely and steadily and let things go. The things of your past are taking up valuable space in your heart. Don’t fill your heart with your past.
Some live in tomorrow. You worrying, stress and fear the future. You spend too much time thinking about tomorrow. You worry because you have a wrong view of God in your life. None of knows how many tomorrows we have left. Your living for tomorrow is also robbing you of valuable space in your heart. Let go of tomorrow and let God come in and fill those places too.
The best time to live in is the Present. Leave the old self behind and put on the new self. Renew your mind, move forward and live each day with God. He has His eye on you, watching you. Fill your present space with Jesus. It is actually a place that only He can fill perfectly.
Living a Radical Life for Jesus means believing that God is Eternal
