Eternity

I have been reading a biography on the great man of God..C.T. Studd. It has been such a challenge to my simple, proud and selfish pea brain. I thought I would share a paragraph from the book:

"About this time I met with a tract written by an atheist. It read as follows: 'Did I firmly believe, as millions say they do, that the knowledge and practice of religion in this life influences destiny in another, religion would mean to me everything. I would cast away earthly thoughts and feelings as vanity. Religion would be my first waking though, and my last image before sleep sank me into unconsciousness. I should labour in its cause alone. I would take thought for the morrow of Eternity alone. I would esteem one soul gained for heaven worth a lifetime of suffering. Earthly consequences should never stay my hand, nor seal my lips. Earth, its joy and its griefs, would occupy no moment of my thoughts. I would strive to look upon eternity alone, and on the Immortal Souls around me, soon to be everlastingly happy or everlastingly miserable. I would go forth to the world and preach to it in season and out of season, and my text would be, WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT A MAN IF HE GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD AND LOSE HIS SOUL?"

C.T. goes on to say that this was truly consistent with the Christian life.

How sad it is how inconsistent my life is with this. I pray that one day the Lord would give me the grace to make this a reality in my life. Oh that His name would get all the Glory forever and ever. Amen!