The Ultimate Life-Extension Plan
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin ArticlesAccording to a report, if a 45-year-old man exercises regularly through the rest of his life and another man the same age exists as a couch potato, the exercising man will live only 10 months longer.
It’s good to take care of our bodies, exercising them if we’re able. But the idea of working hard to extend our life looks futile when compared with “the ultimate life-extension plan” (cf. Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38; Acts 8:26-39).
Look at what the apostle Paul told the people at Thessalonica. Trying to encourage them about Jesus’ return, he wrote:
“We who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:17).
What encouragement! Those of us who make that quick exit will never die. And even if Jesus does not return while we are alive, if we faithfully obey and serve Him, we will never die spiritually. We will have everlasting life (Luke 18:28-30; 1 John 2:24-25).
Are we interested in extending our life? Let’s go ahead and exercise, but let’s not forget that the ultimate life-extension plan is salvation through Jesus — our guarantee of living forever (Acts 4:10-12; cf. Matthew 1:21).
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