This morning I learned that the great physicist, Steven Hawking, had died overnight at age 76. Dr. Hawking suffered from ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease. Dr. Hawking was famous for being so smart, with some calling him an Einstein-equivalent.
There is little doubt that the esteemed scientist was quite high on the IQ scale. But, like all of us, in the end time caught up with him, and he passed from this temporal world into eternity. I hope that somehow Dr. Hawking made peace with G^d before he passed. I guess no one knows. But, his death tells us one thing... intelligence is no means for immortality on this earth.
This famous person's passing ought to be a good reminder to us. We too will follow him, some of us sooner than others. Scriptures assure us, "it is appointed unto man, once to die, and after that the judgement." (Heb 9:27). Yep, it applies to us all, smart or dumb, rich or poor.
Scripture tells us that this life is short, so we are wise to use this life to invest in the future in eternity (I wrote about Matt 6:19-21 a while back I believe) The Bible in Luke 12 tells us about a rich man who was making a fortune in his successful farming venture. The rich guy goes to bed thinking about building bigger barns to store his wealth, but as the saying goes, "he woke up dead". Actually Scripture says it this way, "But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?" Luke 12:20.
That's a good question. Why do we spend soooo much time and effort accumulating stuff which will be left behind. But Jesus in the Scripture doesn't leave us dangling, it gives us this advice later in Luke 12, "31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you."
Sounds clear enough to me.
There is little doubt that the esteemed scientist was quite high on the IQ scale. But, like all of us, in the end time caught up with him, and he passed from this temporal world into eternity. I hope that somehow Dr. Hawking made peace with G^d before he passed. I guess no one knows. But, his death tells us one thing... intelligence is no means for immortality on this earth.
This famous person's passing ought to be a good reminder to us. We too will follow him, some of us sooner than others. Scriptures assure us, "it is appointed unto man, once to die, and after that the judgement." (Heb 9:27). Yep, it applies to us all, smart or dumb, rich or poor.
Scripture tells us that this life is short, so we are wise to use this life to invest in the future in eternity (I wrote about Matt 6:19-21 a while back I believe) The Bible in Luke 12 tells us about a rich man who was making a fortune in his successful farming venture. The rich guy goes to bed thinking about building bigger barns to store his wealth, but as the saying goes, "he woke up dead". Actually Scripture says it this way, "But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?" Luke 12:20.
That's a good question. Why do we spend soooo much time and effort accumulating stuff which will be left behind. But Jesus in the Scripture doesn't leave us dangling, it gives us this advice later in Luke 12, "31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you."
Sounds clear enough to me.
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