Certainties in an Uncertain World
Selected passages

Message by Glen Miller
September 11, 2005

1. Life is precarious!

“Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.” Proverbs 27:1

• Tomorrow isn’t promised! James 4:13-15
• Wealth sprouts wings! Prov. 23:5

“Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.” Prov. 23:5

• Beauty is fleeting! Prov. 31:30

“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30

• But God is true and trustworthy! Rev. 3:7
  • His ways are true! Rev. 15:3
  • His judgments are true! Rev. 16:7
  • His words are true! Rev. 19:9
  • His name is True! Rev. 19:11
• Study the character of the true Promise keeper! Read the scriptures -

2. Life is tough!

• Tragedies! Job. 1:19
• Temptation! James 1:13-16
• Suffering! 2 Tim. 3:12
• Discipline! Heb. 12:5-13
• But God is good! Ps. 86:5; Ps.100:5; Rom. 8:28

“May the good Lord pardon everyone who prepares his heart to seek God.” 2 Chron. 30:18-19

• Counteract the lies of the enemy by memorizing security-building truths! 1 John 2:14

3. Life is a test! (trial)

• They come in all sizes! Jam. 1:2
• They are necessary! 1 Pet. 1:6-9
• They serve a purpose! 1 Peter 5:10
• They never end! Acts 14:22
• But God is at work! John 5:17

4. Life is a trust!

People are accountable to God, and He will reward good and punish evil. Psalm 73; Rom. 14:12

5. Life is eternal!

• Death - and then judgment! Heb. 9:27
• Death – and with the Lord! 2 Cor. 5:8
• Christ returns – resurrected body! 1 Thess. 4:16
• Christ returns – judgment seat of Christ! 2 Cor. 5:10
• Eternity! Rev. 21

6. Daily action:

Come to Christ! Rev. 22

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