Matthew Henshaw got his name into the Guinness Book of World Records in an unusual way. After swallowing a 15.9-inch sword, Henshaw attached a 40-pound sack of potatoes to the handle of the sword and held it for 5 seconds. (This is not recommended.)
Henshaw and others like him have gone to extraordinary lengths to have their names memorialized in the worlds most famous record book. The longing for immortality compels people to do many thingssome remarkable, and some bizarre.
The immortality Jesus offers has nothing to do with anything we do. In fact, after giving His disciples the authority to do truly remarkable things (Luke 10:17-19), Jesus said, Do not rejoice . . . that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven (v.20).
At Golgotha, an unnamed thief believed that message just in time (Luke 23:40-42). He understood that eternal life had nothing to do with what he had donegood or bad. It had to do with what Jesus was doinggiving His own life so that even the undeserving could be welcomed into heaven by God. The important thing is being remembered not by others, but by God.
Bible in One Year: Deuteronomy 1921; Proverbs 28:15-28
Thanks Mayor for the TRUTH!
Good evening, Rus! Hope you have a Blessed Easter Weekend!
Thank you for our beautiful lesson from God’s Word!
Good Easter weekend, Mayor. Thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.