" . . . the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance." Psalm 112:6
All of us like to be remembered! Some men, like the Pharaoh of old, build pyramids to perpetuate their memory; others, like Nebuchadnezzar, design "Hanging Gardens"; while still others do exploits of historical renown or create things of exceptional beauty to call attention to their name. But all earthly glory will sooner or later fade into nothingness; for "the world passeth away, and the lust thereof." The Bible tells us that the wonders which men have created to perpetuate their name will someday be consumed in a great, end-time explosion when God obliterates the old creation and makes room for His new world-order (2 Peter 3:7-13)! Temporal fame, like the painted wings of a butterfly, may be lovely to look at today, but it will be gone tomorrow! By contrast, "He that doeth the will of God abideth forever" and shall "shine as the stars" (1 John 2:17; Daniel 12;3). We are told that the "name of the wicked shall rot" (Proverbs 10:7), but that the righteous shall be in "everlasting remembrance!"
Dr.Alexander Whyte asked a friend who had been subject to unusual persecution how he was able to endure it. "Oh," he replied, "I always live with the Judgment Seat of Christ and eternity in my view and that makes it easier to bear!"
A veteran Methodist preacher on the way to church was hailed by a scoffer who sought to question his motives for serving the Lord. "Well John," said the infidel, "I suppose you are going to minister because you will get half a crown today for your sermon." Nay, nay," replied the other promptly, "I'm going because I want to get a whole crown by -and-by!"
Faithful servants of God may go unnoticed here, but someday they will receive a "crown of gory which fadeth not away!"
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