Genesis 6:1
Only God lasts Forever
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And it came to pass, when people began to multiply on the face of the earth...
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This may be the first time the Bible uses the term, "It came to pass."
It occurs literally hundreds of times in the New Testament and the Hebrew Bible.
The human critter has a curious sense of eternity.
We think everything that exists has always been this way and will go on the same forever.
But all things come to pass.
The corona virus has come to pass.
All our worries have come to pass.
Our economic downturn has come to pass.
Our days of endless prosperity have come to pass.
No nation lasts forever. America itself has come to pass.
Only God lasts forever.
Jesus said, "And whoever lives and believes in me shall never die."
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Lord, forgive me for believing these temporary things will go on forever.
Teach me to live as one who is prepared to die,
So that I might die as one who goes forth to live.
Then living or dying, I will be in your hands,
And only your hands last forever.
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