Ages

 

    Age is only a number.  The numbers do add up and changes things.  Your priorities change.  Your body changes, your hormones change.  Age is an accumulation of days that turn into years from the time you are born until the day you die.  It is the time in the middle that makes you who you are.  It is where you find the story of your life.

    God gave you life as a gift.  It is proof that you are special.  When you do not appreciate life, then you are able to see God's great mercy.  He loves you very much.  It is through His grace that you are able to be saved from dying to your sins.  

    God has risen all Christian from spiritual death when He rose Jesus from his physical death.  You are united with God through Jesus.  God sees you in all your ages.  You become an example.  You are blessed by his grace and kindness because you are united with Jesus.

    Through the ages God has chosen what He will reveal and when.  Now that we are able to hold the Holy Spirit in our soul, we are able to have the wisdom of the prophets.  God has a plan for you.  You are blessed to be able to spread the good news.  God has purpose for the church (Christians that come together to work with God as one).  God has an eternal plan.  

    Be bold and confident in the promises of God, so you do not lose heart in the trials.  See that suffering brings honor because it brings God glory when you stand firm in your faith.  He empowers you through the Holy Spirit as your roots of faith grow strong.  Christ love is what brings understanding in all these things through the ages.

    As a Christian, you hold responsibility to serve the church and declare the entire message.  You are to endure and not run or hide from suffering.  Ove the ages the message was kept secret, but then Jesus came.  He changed everything.  Warn everyone about what they will face without Jesus.  Use wisdom in your relationships.  Trust in God's power when you struggle.

Ephesians 2:4-7, 3:5-21, & Colossians 1:24-29