Everlasting

Christ Jesus once said "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."  And they have not, as Mary Baker Eddy says in one of her books.  They are as timely and potent and life-giving today as when they were first spoken.

Recently, we saw a documatry about Mahatma Gandhi when something the narrator said jumped out at me.  Gandhi, he said, would tell his fellow Hindus "unless you study reverentially all the teachings of Jesus, your life will be incomplete."

So powerful are these teachings, I couldn't help thinking about the lives of those Indians who were transformed as something Jesus said took root in their thoughts.  This was the case with Felix Mendelssohn, composer of glorious music, who happened to pick up a New Testament one day and was lit up by a statement of Christ's.  Although brought up as a Jew, Mendelssohn at once converted to Christianity.

My life would certainly be incomplete without God's Word.  More than this, life would lack joy and peace, and a sense of divine power with which to overcome difficulties that arise.  How have Jesus' teachings impacted my life for good, you may wonder?  How have these sublime sayings not had an influence for the better.

I could fill a book with real-life examples, as probably could countless other men and women who have tried to put into practice what the Master taught.  You may be among these blessed individuals.

Christ Jesus spoke words that will last eternally.  And so will we -- as we live by His words.