HERE & NOW for THEN & THERE - Final

GOD'S TRULY GREATS TODAY WILL BE GREAT TOMORROW

We are now in training for the days when we will rule the Earth!--But before we can do that, we must first learn to rule ourselves. So God is now causing us, in a sense, to practice for what is going to be the real thing, and how we succeed in the present is largely going to determine how we succeed in the future.

This is confirmed in the Word by the story Jesus told about the talents. (See Mt.25:14-30.) Those who are now obeying the Lord, doing His Will, investing all their talents wisely for His glory and showing wisdom here and now on Earth, are going to be the future rulers of the Kingdom. Who else would God choose to rule His Kingdom but those men and women who have proven themselves worthy down through the ages, since the beginning?--The faithful servants of God today are going to share the rulership of the Kingdom with all the other greats of God of the past!

God's greats of the future are going to be the same as his greats of the past! The truly great men and women of God--some unknown to us, perhaps, since History didn't recognize and record them all--are going to continue to be great in the future, including all of us today who are giving our all and doing our best for Jesus and others!--PTL! Are you?

EVERYTHING YOU LEARN HERE AND NOW WILL BE USEFUL THERE AND THEN!

But some people have strange ideas about the future World: "Oh, I'm going to know everything then, speak any language, be able to do anything!" Some flippant Church people imagine that they're going to suddenly be catapulted into great positions of rulership and responsibility, even though they're doing nothing for Him now!--Well, I'm afraid that's not how it's going to be! God is going to take the talents that He's already given you and that you have already developed and used and profited by, He's going to take the knowledge you have already learned, He's going to take the experiences you have already been through, He's going to take the languages you already know, and use them!

Your knowledge is not just going to be handed to you on a silver platter after you die or after the Resurrection! We're not going to suddenly receive some gift of absolute total omniscience so that we know everything like God--not even the angels have that! I believe we are going to carry our experiences with us from this life over into the next life!--In fact, I am convinced of it! I cannot just say I believe it!--I know it from the Bible and my experiences and others' after-death experiences and just common sense and logic!

God is going to use the experience, the talents, the languages that you now know, as well as the supernatural divine wisdom and the miraculous powers that He will give you. But in many ways you're still going to be very much like you are right now! And everything the Lord has ever taught you during this life and the things that you are learning now are going to come in very handy then.--Just like God had to send Jesus to become a man to understand us, He's going to raise up many generations of Christians who understand this World and its people to run and govern them the way they ought to be governed.

So remember, everything you're learning now and doing now and decisions you're making now and experiences you're having now are a part of your schooling and training here and now to be used there and then!--Otherwise it would be a total waste of time, except for what little we accomplish here, which isn't very much, comparatively speaking. So for God's sake, let's learn our lessons today and learn to be faithful, obedient, dedicated servants now, so He can trust and bless us with a place of usefulness to Him and others tomorrow! Amen? PTL!




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