LIVING FOR ETERNITY

Written by Pst Tayo Ladejo

Nothing in this life is worth living for. The best of man’s aspirations and drive will always amount to vanity. Eccl 4: 4. Whatever we live for is the measurement of our worth. We are of a different lineage and this revelation must sink deep into our spirit and define our direction and our aspiration for life.

Vanity is that which comes out of a carnal man, e.g. human ambition, natural possession etc. Our satisfaction comes from God, that is, knowing Him. It does not come from the things we possess. We must understand that ” WE ARE WORTH MUCH MORE, THAN ALL THE WEALTH OF THIS WORLD AND WE ARE NOT LIVING TO ACQUIRE THEM”. Money is nothing but a tool or instrument, but if we do not place it as God intended, it can become our idol.

Eccl 5:10-11…When our hearts and souls seek after anything, it opens the door for the spirit that controls that thing to gain control over us.

This is not to say we shouldn’t be excellent in whatever we put our hands to. Men should see our good works but we are not to seek these things.

Eccl 12:6-8 Silver will be loosed, gold bowls will be broken so why do we live for these?

Vanity means a source of pleasure and gratification that does not bring fulfillment; lacking spiritual worth and eternal value.

Our values must be defined by the spirit. Do not envy the prosperity of the wicked. The deceit of the spirit of the age is to get us to a place whereby we are deceived through carelessness and ignorance, and make us trade our true life for garbage.

1Tim 6:3-6 The essence of the word of God is to bring forth Christ in us. We must take heed to what we hear. We must not expose ourselves to messages that are self-indulgent, materialistic, not balanced. The enemy colours the truth in a subtle manner; to make us permissive of evil. The messages we hear frames us.

It is through us that light shines through to the world. Once the enemy can shut the light, the whole world is in turmoil. The enemy is shutting the light by tampering with the truth. Misconceptions are fast becoming common in the church.

Phil 3:6-8 The purpose of the knowledge of Christ is to bring forth Christ in us.

Ps 8:4-6 One of the most relevant question we must ask ourselves is “Where did I come from?” 

The purpose of knowing God is to be able to trace our source. And as we know God, the revelation to that answer gets clearer. Another most relevant question is “Where am I going Or what is my destination?” If God has hidden man in His mind since the beginning, before the heavens were created, then we are eternal beings in God. Making money cannot be our purpose.

The more we have the mind of Christ, the more we step into divinity. By having the mind of Christ, God begins to recall man from his source. The process of the spirit will move from revelation (God revealed to you) to transformation (God revealed in you) to manifestation (God revealed through you). 

Ps 82:1;6 God gives birth to gods. Outwardly we are man but inwardly we are god. We have the same DNA as our maker. The only thing God has taken away from us is His deity, but we have access to His nature. God is building up capacity amongst us before He sends us forth as emissaries. Authority only comes as we mature. God wants to reason with us. It is by the revelation of the Holy Spirit that we reason with God. Then we can enter into the courtroom of heaven and dispense His authority on the earth.

We are living for eternity not earthly gain. Our existence in this earth is meant to serve as a means of preparation for eternity.