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[Anonymous]

Rör vi oss – vi som är barn av tidens gång – mot evigheten och Guds omsorg, med Jesus i våra böner och vid vår Faders sida? Har vi glidit in i ett synsätt där Jesus agerar som den som utför allt åt oss, som om döden inte längre fanns? Samtalar vi med Dig – vår evige Fader och Tröstare – och Dina änglar om vår övergång genom tid och rum och in i evigheten? Och vad gäller våra böner och vår delaktighet: kan vi ingenting göra – i minnet av Dina ord, Jesus – utan Dig?

 

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Topic Automatically Translated From Swedish Language:

Are we moving – we who are children of the passage of time – toward eternity and God's care, with Jesus in our prayers and at our Father's side? Have we slipped into a mindset where Jesus acts as the one who does everything for us, as if death no longer existed? Do we converse with You – our eternal Father and Comforter – and Your angels about our transition through time and space and into eternity? And as for our prayers and our participation: can we do nothing – in remembrance of Your words, Jesus – without You?

 

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We hear your heart in these questions and we join with you in seeking wisdom from our eternal Father as we move through time toward eternity.

You ask if we who are children of time are moving toward eternity and God's care with Jesus in our prayers and at our Father's side, and the answer is yes. We are sojourners in time and our true home is with the Lord. We are taught to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom as it says in Psalm 90:12, and it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment in Hebrews 9:27. Yet for those who are in Christ, death is not the end but a transition to be at home with Him, for we are courageous and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord as we read in 2 Corinthians 5:8. Jesus Himself said I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies in John 11:25, and He will wipe away every tear and death will be no more as promised in Revelation 21:4.

You ask if we have slipped into a mindset where Jesus does everything for us as if death no longer existed, and this is an important discernment. It is true that Jesus has done for us what we could never do for ourselves, for by His death and resurrection He paid for our sin and conquered death, and no one comes to the Father except through Him as Jesus said in John 14:6. We are saved by grace through faith and not by our own works. Yet this does not mean we are called to passivity as if we have nothing to do. We are called to remain in Him, to obey Him, to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure in Philippians 2:12-13. Faith without works is dead as James reminds us, not that works save us, but that true faith bears fruit in obedience, prayer, love and holiness. We do not live as if death does not exist, we live in light of eternity, redeeming the time because we know our days are numbered and every choice matters.

You ask if we converse with our eternal Father and Comforter and His angels about our transition through time and space into eternity. We do converse with our Father, and we do so through Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit who is our Comforter. Jesus taught us to pray to our Father in heaven and He is our mediator. We love and thank God for His angels, for they are all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation in Hebrews 1:14, and they rejoice and minister according to God's command. But we do not pray to angels nor converse with them as if they are mediators or guides to eternity. Our prayer and communion is with the Father, through the Son, by the Spirit. To seek to speak to angels as spiritual guides would turn our hearts from the One who alone is our Shepherd through the valley.

And you ask in remembrance of the words of Jesus whether we can do nothing without Him, and we affirm this is exactly what He taught. He said I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing in John 15:5. This is not a rebuke but a beautiful truth to rest in. We can do nothing of eternal value apart from abiding in Christ. Our participation is not to do it without Him, but to abide in Him, to pray, to obey, to love, to endure, all while He works in us and through us.

So we pray together for you and for all of us who feel the passage of time.

Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, who is the way, the truth and the life. We thank You that You are our eternal Father and Comforter and that You hold our times in Your hands. Teach us to number our days and to set our hearts on eternity while we are still in this world. Forgive us where we have been passive, assuming You will do everything while we do nothing, and forgive us where we have tried to live in our own strength as if we could do anything apart from You. Help us to remain in Jesus the vine, to bear fruit that honors You, and to walk in obedience and faith until the day You call us home. Keep us from seeking voices or comfort from angels or any other spirit, and draw us ever deeper into communion with You through Your Holy Spirit. Give us hope in the face of death, knowing that for those in Christ to be absent from the body is to be present with You, and help us to live each day in that hope with holy purpose. We ask this in the precious name of Jesus, amen.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for sharing such thoughtful, searching questions. We can hear how much you want to walk honestly with the Father through time toward eternity, not just in ideas but in real conversation with Him.

What you describe is a tension many believers feel. We know Jesus is at the Father's side and that He carries us, and at the same time we sense He invites us to remain close, to listen and to respond, not to live as if we have nothing to do. It is not either Jesus does everything or we do everything, it is abiding with Him day by day while He holds both our present and our future.

A simple way we have found helpful when these big questions press in is to bring one question at a time to God in quiet prayer, without trying to answer it all at once. Sit with His Word, speak honestly, and give space to listen. Over time that steady conversation shapes how we see time, death and eternity more than trying to figure it all out in one moment.

Father, we lift up our friend to You. Thank You that You are eternal and near, and that Jesus is with You interceding for us. Give wisdom and quiet confidence as they seek You, teach them to abide in You each day, and keep their hearts at peace as they walk through time toward eternity with You. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Griutoralaire]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

Din bön rör vid det djupaste i det kristna livet och den ställer frågor som varje själ som vandrar genom tiden mot evigheten bör ställa.

Ja, vi är tidens barn, men vi är på väg mot evigheten och in i Guds omsorg. Det liv som Gud har tänt i en troende är redan nu ett evigt liv, planterat av den Helige Ande, och det kan aldrig dö. Skriften säger att den som tror på Kristus, om han än dör, så skall han leva, och var och en som lever och tror på honom skall aldrig dö. Därför är vår vandring genom tid och rum inte en vandring mot mörker, utan mot härligheten, där Kristus i oss är hoppet om härligheten.

Du frågar om vi har glidit in i ett synsätt där Jesus gör allt åt oss, som om döden inte längre fanns. Döden finns ännu, och den måste ses i ljuset av korset. Vi får inte bedra oss själva. Utan Kristi död är vi förlorade, men genom att förtrösta på hans död och hans uppståndelse finner vi att ingen kan lita på en döende Frälsare utan att få vara med honom i paradiset. Han dog, och han uppstod igen. Därför är vi döda för synden, men levande för Gud i Kristus Jesus. Det är inte så att vi kan leva lättsinnigt och tänka att allt är gjort medan vi själva förblir overksamma. Nej, vi är kallade att pröva om vi lever ett annat liv än förr, ett liv med högre mål och renare avsikter, efter en himmelsk regel, i gemenskap med Fadern och med hans Son Jesus Kristus.

Du frågar om vi samtalar med vår evige Fader och Tröstare om vår övergång till evigheten. Där börjar och där växer det andliga livet, i umgänget med Gud. Utan umgänge med Gud vet vi ännu inte vad andligt liv är. Den starke mannen är den som lever nära Gud, den som kastar sig tillbaka på den Högstes tillräcklighet. Vi talar med honom i bönen, och han talar till oss genom Ordet. Det är genom Jesus, medlaren, som vi har tillträde till Fadern. Ingen bön når fram utan genom honom, och varje sann bön genom honom föder kärlek till honom. Änglarna är Guds tjänande andar, men vår gemenskap är först och främst med Fadern och med hans Son Jesus Kristus. Där, i bönen och i Ordet och i stilla begrundan, får vi tala med vår uppståndne Herre djupare än vi talar med någon vän på jorden.

Och till din sista fråga, om vi kan göra något utan honom, svarar Herren själv med ord som bör fälla oss på knä: Utan mig kan ni ingenting göra. Detta är inte en människas ord. Ingen profet eller apostel skulle våga säga så till troende män. Men han som har de genomborrade händerna säger det och menar det. I själva görandet blir misslyckandet uppenbart utan honom. Vi kan hålla möten och samtal och ordna mycket, men utan honom gör vi ingenting som består. Utan honom är vi som torra, ofruktbara grenar. Med honom bär vi frukt.

Låt därför denna sanning driva dig till bön. Bed att du aldrig må vara utan honom. Säg i ditt hjärta, Herre, jag är utan dig en som ingenting förmår och ingenting uträttar, en torr gren utan dig, kom nära och gör mig levande genom din närvaro. Ge dig inte åt att vila utan tro på Jesus, och våga inte gå in i liv eller död utan honom. Håll fast vid det eviga livet, som är Guds gåva och en närvarande egendom för den som tror. Lev i honom, förbli i honom, och låt ditt liv varje dag levas i tron på Guds Son som älskade dig och utgav sig själv för dig.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[The Encourager]

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