What is Your Life?
James 4:14
...For what is your life? It is even a vapour,
that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Our time is so short, we need to do it right the first time. There are some things that cannot be done again.
Only one life, t'will soon be past,
only what's done for God will last.
How are you living your life?
What are you using as a guide for your life?
How do you find out what is right and wrong?
I. Be careful, lest we fall from our own stedfastness.
A. Dan. 7:25 - It is Satan's plan to think to change times and laws.
B. Matt. 24:12 - Be careful because our love for God is likely to wane when we see others living wicked lives.
II. God made man and He knows exactly what will satisfy us.
A. II Peter 1:3,4, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
1. God has given His Word so we will know how to live. The Bible, God's Word, is the instruction manual of life.
a. Example of putting together a pre-fab bookcase - follow the instructions.
b. Example of putting together my first computer - all I had to do was connect a few cables, but I thought it was a great mystery. When I put it all together and it worked, I was amazed.
c. When we do things God's way and it works, we are amazed.
2. Read about how to do these things in the Bible.
a. How to be saved - John 3:16.
b. Whether you are saved or not - John 3:16 and the book of I John.
c. What to do about sin - I John 1:8-10.
d. Whether you are saved eternally, or whether you will ever go to hell after being saved - John 3:16.
e. Whether you ought to spank your children or not - Read the Bible to discover this truth.
f. Is there a difference between spanking children and abusing them - Read the Bible to discover this truth.
B. Matt. 6:33 - But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
C. Mark 10:28-31, Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. 31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
III. Proverbs are proverbs for life, and they are excellent for teaching us how to live.
IV. Eccl. - teaches the way of the flesh.