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And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Luke 1:33

Of His Kingdom it is said that nothing vile, unclean, impure, or that makes a lie or false matter will enter in to it, but only those that have washed themselves in the blood of the lamb; and they shall walk with Him in robes of white. For the person who is bent on seeking the vanities of this present fleeting world this may not seem very appealing. The allure is diminished, obscured and drowned in the mad absorption of pleasure seeking, self-promotion, and the pursuits of this life. Only ponder this: the present world indeed does have many pleasant and delightful things; but these are not even a shadow of the glories to come. Since God has furnished this world with many pleasant things, what can his omnipotence and creativity furnish in the world to come that He is using His unlimited ability to create? And ponder this. `` Of His Kingdom there shall be no end.  It goes on and on and on and on forever and ever and ever.  Where will you be?

If you save your life, you will lose it. What does this mean? Your life in this sense is what you desire, plan for, and live for in this present world, as opposed to Christ, His kingdom, and the future world in heaven with Him. If you choose self-gratification, pleasure, worldly goals and living for self, Jesus calls this ``saving your life.” 

``Losing your life” is to come to Him by faith, kneeling at the cross, and then living for Him in accordance with His word. If we prefer to hold on to the old way of self-seeking and self promotion we lose Him, life and eternal happiness in heaven, in exchange for the empty, barren, fleeting gratifications of this present sinful world. CHOOSE LIFE! 

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32

Pilate’s question to Jesus was, ``What is truth?”   So frivolous was his enquiry that he did not even wait for the answer; the answer from the only one who could have supplied it. Omar Khayyam said that he had heard many wrangles, perplexities, and discussions on the subject  from all classes of philosophers and disputants who could never arrive at any agreement on the subject. His conclusion was that the discussion was a revolving door, from which one exited  by the same way he entered without resolving anything. He shrugged off the question opting for “A jug of wine, and a loaf of bread.”

Jesus settled the question.  He said “I am the way, THE TRUTH, and the life. Know Him and you know the truth.  Embrace Him and you have LIFE.  Amen.

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Matthew 24:13

Jesus speaks here of the coming tribulation period that because of the increasing corruption, sin, and persecution the love of many will become cold, and they will be discouraged from  serving Him.  He adds that those that continue faithful to Him to the end will be saved. All that truly belong to Him will continue faithful as He says in another place, ``My sheep hear my voice and they follow me;

and in Romans 8:29,30  For whom He did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that  he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.  Spurgeon says that these are links in a golden chain that cannot be broken.