BETTER THAN MONEY, SEX, AND POWER
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WORD FROM THE HOLY BIBLE FOR TODAY
Hebrews 10:35
“Do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.”
REFLECTION
THE PRESENT POWER OF A FUTURE POSSESSION
“We need to ponder the superiority of God as our great reward over all that the world has to offer. If we don’t, we will love the world like everyone else and live like everyone else.
So, take the things that drive the world, and ponder how much better and more abiding God is. Take money or sex or power and think about them in relation to death. Death will take away every one of them. If that is what you live for, you won’t get much, and what you get, you lose.
But God’s treasure is vastly superior, and it lasts. It goes beyond death. It’s better than money because God owns all the money and he is our Father. We are his heirs. “All [things] are yours, and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s” (1 Corinthians 3:22–23).
It’s better than sex. Jesus never had sexual relations, and he was the most full and complete human that ever will exist. Sex is a shadow — an image — of a greater reality, of a relationship and a pleasure that will make the most exquisite sex seem like a yawn.
The reward of God is better than power. There is no greater human power than to be a child of the almighty God. “Do you not know that we are to judge angels?” (1 Corinthians 6:3). “The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne” (Revelation 3:21).
And so it goes on and on. Everything the world has to offer, God is better and more abiding.
There is no comparison. God wins — every time. The question is: Will we have him? Will we wake up from the trance of this stupefying world and see and believe and rejoice in and love what is truly real, and infinitely valuable, and everlasting?”
- By John Piper. © Desiring God Foundation.
BETTER THAN MONEY, SEX, AND POWER
THE PRESENT POWER OF A FUTURE POSSESSION
No matter what challenges we face, we must hold firmly to our confidence in Jesus, knowing that He is our strength and our reward. The world may try to shake our faith with fear, doubt, and distractions, but our trust in Christ gives us unshakable hope. He alone provides true peace, joy, and purpose—far beyond what the world can offer. When we keep our eyes on Him, we find the courage to walk boldly in His will, knowing He is always with us. Let us not waver in our faith but stand firm, trusting that His promises are true and His reward is eternal!
Neven MacEwan
Heavenly Father, we come before You with humble hearts, seeking Your strength and courage to stand firm in our faith. When trials arise and the world tries to shake us, remind us that our confidence is in Jesus, our unshakable foundation. Fill us with Your Spirit so that we may walk boldly in Your truth, unafraid of what lies ahead. Help us to trust in Your promises, knowing that You are always with us, guiding and protecting us. May our lives reflect Your love and glory as we stand firm in the hope we have in Christ. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Neven MacEwan
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