Mike Kines

Job 21:13, "They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave."

This verse points to the temporary nature of wealth and money in this life. People devote their soul, their heart, and all of their energy into accumulating wealth in this life. But what does it matter when you go down into the grave? The only thing that matters is your relationship with God and if you called on the Lord Jesus Christ to save you.

The unbeliever thinks his family name will endure to all generations. They call their lands after their own names. However, even the most wealthy and famous man is like the beasts that perish. Their way is their folly. Psalm 49:11-15.

Heavenly Father, I want to be careful to invest my life into what will truly count and will matter in eternity. Help me to keep my priorities in life in agreement with the truth that is in Jesus. Deliver me, Lord, from the love of money and covetousness. Help me to keep my focus on the gospel, and reaching as many people as possible with the gospel. Amen.

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Psalms 6:5, "For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?"

The desire to be remembered is built into the heart of man. People erect statues, monuments, and try to leave some kind of legacy to their children. They make a name for themselves so that they won't be forgotten after they are gone. But guess what? There is no one who will remember you. No one, except Jesus. Turn to the Lord Jesus right now and call on his name. He is the only one you want to remember you.

The thief on the cross cried out to Jesus and asked the Lord to remember him when he came into his kingdom. Luke 23:42-43.

Heavenly Father, it doesn't matter if anyone remembers me on this earth. It is okay if friends and family forget me after I am gone. I only want you to remember me, Lord. I want to hear you call my name, and I want to be with you where you are, Lord Jesus. Amen.

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Psalms 30:3, "O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit."

The Lord is the one who gives us life and who delivers our soul from going down into the pit. Christ died in our place upon the cross so that we would not be condemned with the wicked who are in the pit.

There is nothing that can save the soul of a man in heaven or earth except Jesus. There is no other way to be saved. Acts 4:12; John 14:6.

Father God, I thank you again and again for the grace and mercy you have shown through sending Jesus into this world to die in our place. Lord Jesus, thank you for taking my place, for paying the penalty for all of my sins. I am thankful and grateful for everything you have done to reconcile me to God, and to bring me to yourself in heaven. I look forward to being with you forever, Lord. Amen.

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Psalms 49:14-15, "Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. (15) But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah."

This scripture contrasts the wicked with the righteous. The wicked are compared to sheep that are laid in the grave and death shall feed on them. But the upright shall have dominion in the morning. "In the morning" points forward to the resurrection that Paul teaches about in 1 Corinthians 15.

The ultimate destiny of the righteous and the wicked are contrasted all through the Bible. Psalm chapter 1 is one good example.

Lord, I thank you that the reign of the wicked on this earth is temporary, but when you return and raise your people your kingdom will be forever and ever. Weeping may remain for the night, but joy comes in the morning. Thank you, Father God, for the promise that you redeem my soul from the power of the grave and that you receive me. Thank you, Jesus, for redeeming me through your precious blood and bringing me back to God. Amen.

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Psalms 89:48, "What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah."

Again, we see the Bible teaches us the certainty of death. It is of utmost important that we consider the end of our life so that we can prepare for eternity. Don't just live for the moment. Don't devote yourself to this temporary life with all of its fleeting pleasures. The pleasures of self worship are temporary. It doesn't last. It passes away. Invest your life now in what will last for eternity, instead.

Moses taught us that this life is fleeting and temporary, and that we should use this time to apply our heart to wisdom and understanding. Read Psalm 90.

Heavenly Father, help me to live in view of eternity, and not to waste my life on what is temporary and passing away. Help me to grow and increase in the knowledge of God. Help me to be faithful every day to reach out to others with the good news of salvation through Jesus. Amen.

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Ecclesiastes 9:10, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."

Now is the day of our salvation. If we are saved, then redeem the time. How do we do this? By sharing the gospel, and being a good testimony of Jesus in our everyday life situations, whether that be at home, at work, or in the community.

This scripture is repeated by the Holy Spirit in Colossians 3:23-25.

Lord, help me to walk in wisdom toward outsiders, redeeming the time. Help me Lord to have my conversation filled with grace and seasoned with salt so that I will know how to speak to others about you and the good news of salvation in Jesus. Thank you, Lord.

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Isaiah 14:11, "Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee."

This prophecy points to the final doom of the devil. It is also a description of everybody who takes the side of the devil. The worm is spread under you, and the worms will cover you up. Don't let it happen to you. Choose Jesus today. Choose life and not death.

The devil will be eventually cast into the lake of fire. Revelation 20:10.

Lord, I pray for my family to be saved. Deliver them all from the lies of the devil. I don't want this for anybody in my family. My heart's desire and prayer for them is to come to the knowledge of the truth and be delivered from the trap of the devil. In Jesus name. Amen.

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Isaiah 38:18, "For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth."

Once a person dies it is too late to get right with God. When you die you lose your opportunity to know God and be saved. It is while you are alive that you must call upon the name of Jesus and be saved. After you are dead it will be too late.

It is appointed to men once to die and after this the judgment. Hebrews 9:27.

Lord, I pray for everyone in my family to be saved. I pray that there won't be any person in my family who neglects the salvation of their soul. Open their eyes to see the truth in Jesus. Open their ears to hear your voice. Give them a desire to humble themselves, repent, and put their faith in Jesus Christ. Amen.

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Isaiah 53:9, "And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth."

This is a prophecy that was literally fulfilled in the New Testament when Joseph of Arimathea buried Jesus in his tomb.

Bible prophecy is one of the main ways that God confirms to us that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecy concerning the Messiah of Israel. 2 Peter 1:19.

Lord, help me to keep in mind always the exact nature of the truth in the Bible. Help me to never take it for granted what you have said. Everything you have said you will bring to pass. In the same exact manner that Jesus fulfilled Bible prophecy in his first coming he also will fulfill to the letter all of the prophecies about his second coming. Amen.

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Hosea 13:14, "I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes."

The Lord Jesus has redeemed us from the power of the grave, and he has redeemed us from death. How is this possible? He died in our place on the cross, he was buried, and then he rose from the dead on the third day. Through this God has made a way for us to be redeemed from the penalty of death and the grave.

This scripture is quoted by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:55.

Heavenly Father, I thank you for placing me into Christ, for uniting me with him in death, burial, and resurrection. Thank you Lord that the grave and death no longer has power over me because I have been redeemed by the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for saving me from the grave and from death. Amen.

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