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What will last?

This week a dear brother and friend went to be with the Lord unexpectedly. Because of what I know of him, I can say that he had a heart for the Lord, lived for him and served him. Still under this special impression, 2 questions came into my mind:
1. Are we prepared to meet our God?
2. What will last once we leave this earth?
Today we are going to think a few moments about the second question and so I am reading from

Matthew 26:13
Verily I say to you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, that also which this [woman] has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

Mary poured out the very precious ointment on the Lord and the disciples became indignant and blamed her to better use the money for the poor. But the Lord Jesus appreciates what she is doing, is defending her and giving her a special memorial. He told the disciples that what she did last forever.

If we apply that into our life, we learn to live only for Christ! It’s not that important what other people say, it’s not important how much we achieve in our profession, it’s not important how many promotions we got, it’s not important how big our houses are or cars are. It’s not important wherever we have been traveled and it’s not important how much money we have on our account. It’s not important which movies we watched and what we know about all the peoples in the world. But it’s important who Christ is for us, what we do for Christ, what he thinks about us and if he appreciates what we are doing!

Mary learned all that at the feed of the Lord Jesus and so can we! There our hearts get warm and there we enjoy his love and as a result want to express our love for him in our life. 1. Corinthians 15:58 says “So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.”

May the Lord help us to live a life for him, and him alone! That we live in sight of eternity and have always in our minds that only that what’s done for Christ will last! I want to close this short video with a part of a poem from Charles Studd that touched me once again:

When this bright world would tempt me sore,
When Satan would a victory score;
When self would seek to have its way,
Then help me Lord with joy to say;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Give me Father, a purpose deep,
In joy or sorrow Thy word to keep;
Faithful and true what e’er the strife,
Pleasing Thee in my daily life;
Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Oh let my love with fervor burn,
And from the world now let me turn;
Living for Thee, and Thee alone,
Bringing Thee pleasure on Thy throne;
Only one life, “twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Only one life, yes only one,
Now let me say,”Thy will be done”;
And when at last I’ll hear the call,
I know I’ll say “twas worth it all”;
Only one life,’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last. ”

— extra stanza —

Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.
And when I am dying, how happy I’ll be,
If the lamp of my life has been burned out for Thee Only one life, ’twill soon be past,
Only what’s done for Christ will last.