My S.O.A.P. verse today was Matt. 24:35
Heaven and earth will disappear but my words will never disappear.
After doing a little digging into what the word "disappear" means, this verse is very interesting. Jesus is giving a discourse to His disciples about the end times and what's going to happen, and they are understandably interested as we all would be. He goes through the whole series of events about wars and rumors of wars, famine, pestilence, that will accompany the coming of the Lord. At the end Jesus gives them this statement above in verse 35. The word, disappear, has the implication of the passing of time, or of passing through a distance. I thought of some of the trips we used to take to Michigan to see Mom's family. Seemed like it took forever and that was before the days of the ipod so I just stared out the window watching the markers and signs flash past. I think Jesus was telling the disciples not to let the events of time be the markers of their lives, but instead mark their lives by the words they heard from Jesus. Most of us section our life by time: child, school, hi school, college, married, middle age, etc... Don't measure your life by birthdays, that's just time with no significance. Measure your life by what God has spoken to you. The season of your salvation, when the H.S. drew you to Jesus and you answered the call. The season of growth, where you got in His Word and He spoke to you about life, finances, marriage, anything. The season of service, where you began to live life for others and serve and find your place in God's plan. Perhaps a season of leadership where you help influence and raise up the next generation of leaders. Every time God speaks to you, it's significant.
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