Breaking Dawn | Part 9 - There Will Be a Day | Dr. Stephen G. Tan

You know my friends, hell is no laughing matter. I personally greatly dislike it when students refer to their final exam or final project week as hell week. I know they're trying to imply about the toughness of that week. But hell is described in the bible is serious and eternally deadly. There is no way out of it. You are forever separated from God. No more hope. No more second chances. [00:19:03] (32 seconds)  #HellIsReal

I did a memorial service for someone who just passed away who was bedridden for seven years. Can you imagine that? If that was the lasting condition of a person on earth, some may wonder what type of life is that? But then we read in first Corinthians chapter 15 about our resurrected bodies where those who place their trust in our lord will have incorruptible bodies not affected by sin and not limited by this sinful world. What wonderful news. [00:12:42] (32 seconds)  #ResurrectedHope

Knowing how terrible hell is as described in the bible, I have never ever once told someone to go to hell. I would not wish it upon my worst enemies. In verse 11, it is noted that the special pomp and circumstance that the king was used to on earth would not continue with him for all eternity. But instead, maggots for a bed and worms as his bed covering. How the mighty have fallen to the realities of eternity. [00:20:10] (37 seconds)  #MightyHumbled

What I have thought will come to pass. We all have dreams. We all have aspirations, but there is no guarantee that what we dream will come true. But whatever God thinks about will come to pass because he is all powerful. He will make it happen. Whatever God purposes will be what happens. [00:40:15] (22 seconds)  #GodsPlansPrevail

Indeed my friends, there will be a day when the lord god reigns on earth and when he does remember. God will right all wrongs. People will enter their eternal destinies. Selfish and prideful ambitions are stopped, and God's purpose plans will be realized. So my friends, let's live with eternity in mind knowing that there will be a day when Christ comes back and we will come to the realization that what we went through and how we lived our lives for Jesus will have been worth it. [00:43:58] (40 seconds)  #WorthItForChrist

Sometimes it's hard to accept God's timing. We struggle with God's delays in our plans. We struggle with the fact that he doesn't seem to answer our prayers, and we are pleading with him. But we need to understand it's not our purpose and plans that will come to fruition. It is his, God's purpose plan that will be realized. [00:41:58] (26 seconds)  #TrustGodsTiming

Any health challenge would certainly put things into right perspective. In the same way, if we know that one day, perhaps soon, each one of us will enter into our eternal destinies, how then will we live? Even the secular world understands this. It tells us to begin with the end in mind. So how will it be for us to enter into heaven or hell? And if heaven, with how many eternal rewards? [00:24:00] (32 seconds)  #EternalRewardsMatter

Now listen carefully. I'm not saying we shouldn't work hard. I'm not saying we should not faithfully be good stewards to the businesses and careers God has entrusted to us. My point is just simply to say that those who have great career ambitions and great professional desires need to make sure that God is in the mix. [00:32:21] (24 seconds)  #FaithInCareer