Every person you meet today will be around forever. Do you realize that? Every person you talk with today is going to be around forever either in heaven or hell. Every person you see today is on a path to experiencing either the most unimaginable joy forever with Jesus or the most severe punishment imaginable without him. Every person you meet today will be around forever. Do you realize that?
Too often, I don’t. I treat people like they will be around for the next five minutes. I look out the window and have as much concern for the people driving by as for the ants racing around the sidewalk. Instead, my mind is on my tasks. On my work. On sports. On politics. On food. On stuff…
But do you know what’s going to fade away? Tasks. Work. Sports. Politics. Food. Stuff. Do you know what’s going to be around forever? People. Every person you meet today will be around forever.
Jesus realized that. So Jesus had grace for everyone. Every person was on Jesus’ mind as he urgently preached repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Every person was on Jesus’ mind as he died on the cross to win eternal life. What grace for all! For us!
Every person you meet today is going to be around forever. How does that change how you think about them? “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32).
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