For those of you who don't know, it's a show about a time-traveling alien and his friends.
In one episode, the Doctor takes Rose (his companion at the time) five billion years into her future to watch the earth blow up.
Later, after the Doctor has regenerated, Rose and the Doctor go to a planet called New Earth, which is where a lot of the humans had run to when the earth was going to blow up.
It's hard to think about these things. One day Jesus (Hebrew name Yeshua) will come back and get us.
But one day, the end of the world really will happen. It won't be like it was on Doctor Who, but one day it will happen.
"Heaven and Earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away"- Matthew 24:35 NIV
One day, after the end of everything, God's Word will still remain. It will still be the truth. It will last.
"Do not store for yourselves treasure on earth, where moth and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasure in heaven, where moth and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21 NIV
It doesn't matter what things we acquire on earth, once we are dead and gone, our stuff will still just be here, eventually breaking down and turning into dust.
While you go about living your life, think about what really matters.
Leave a legacy of hope and love for your children and those who are on the earth after you. The only part of you that will last is the memories you leave behind. The things you taught. The people you loved.
The world isn't going to blow up like it did in Doctor Who, the humans won't find another planet to go live on, the end of time won't result because all the people go back into the past to take over the world.
But time will end. The earth will pass away. Humans will no longer inhabit this planet.
But God will always remain. People will still remain. Our legacy will still remain.
Even though things will end, what are we leaving behind until that day comes?
Are we too preoccupied with gathering stuff to ourselves, making ourselves rich and powerful, pleasing ourselves?
Or are we about the business of our Father? Are we wining souls to Him through our actions and words? Are we laying up treasures for ourselves in Heaven by loving others on earth?
Who are we? What memory will be left behind?
Make it a good one. A godly one. One that people actually want to remember.
Don't die with regrets and a heavy heart.
"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans."-Proverbs 16:3 NIV
Follow God's plan for you and you won't have to die with regrets.
Leave a legacy of Love. Because in the end, nothing else we do will matter. One day, everything that we own will be dust, our homes, our cars, our computers, our books, our movies. Even the people will die one day, become nothing.
But our souls are eternal, and if we remember that, if we follow God's plan and keep his commandments, then we don't have to worry.
"This is my commandment: Love each other."-John 15:17 NIV
"The King will reply,'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me'." -Matthew 25:40 NIV
Nobody ever said "I wish I had been less kind, I wish I had loved someone less."
When earth passes away, our souls, what we have done with the time we were given, that will still remain.
Make sure you use your time like you should.
Cheers!
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