The book of life - Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing,
majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him and what came to my heart and mind in Daniel 12:1b-2,

"At that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the
book—will be delivered. Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth
will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting
contempt."

In his vision, Daniel is told of a coming day when the angel, Michael,
"will arise." When he does, it will be a time of distress, "such has
not happened from the beginning of nations until then." Verse 1. It
will be a terrible time. This day, of course, has not yet happened. We
look for it in the future from our vantage point today as we await the
next things God has for mankind.

Daniel is told that those who have died will be raised back to life:
some to "everlasting life" and some to "shame and everlasting
contempt." Those who achieve everlasting life will be those who have
accrued God's own righteousness to themselves by choosing to embrace
him in faith. This is according to the gospel we are provided in the
Scriptures.

I am reminded of what Paul said in Romans 3:22-24, "This righteousness
is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no
difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short
of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through
the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."

However, all others, those who have rejected Jesus Christ are
mentioned in Revelation 20:12, "Anyone whose name was not found
written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire."

May we all find our names in the Lamb's Book of Life!

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to
hear from you!

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