One of the greatest joys and blessings of living in this
amazing world is learning and growing in those things that truly interest
me. As I was reading this chapter, the
thought came that being damned would take away that blessing. In V26 it says “They that have done good
shall have everlasting life; and they that have done evil shall have
everlasting damnation.”
What is life?
To me it is growing and learning new things, being invigorated to do
more and learn more; to expand the mind and body to greater heights. Can you imagine what this will be like in the
eternities? It will truly be heaven, and
to have ones family right there with you.
Well, I don’t think it could be any better.
What is damnation? It is the exact opposite. There will be no growth – no moving forward
with life; no family to enjoy. I can’t think of anything
more depressing.
Chapter 12 gives a pretty good description of
man’s capacity to go either direction. We choose. I
thought this comment was interesting in v15:
“. . . for surely it is the earth that moveth and not the sun.”
I realize that the spelling is for the sun that
lights the earth. The son lights our
lives, and everything that is light is from our Savior, Jesus Christ. Frequently we hear the sun and son
interchanged metaphorically. Isn’t it
interesting that it’s not the Son who moves away from us? We move away from him in our sinning and lack
of commitment to God’s commands. Even
the dust of the earth obeys, but man does not.
We move away. And in like manner, the earth moves away from the sun.
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