{"id":13839,"date":"2023-11-20T13:40:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/?p=13839"},"modified":"2023-11-20T13:40:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:40:58","slug":"i-have-by-bill-brinkworth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awarningministry.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/20\/i-have-by-bill-brinkworth\/","title":{"rendered":"I Have? by Bill Brinkworth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/uncategorized\/i-have-2\/\">I Have?<\/a>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/uncategorized\/i-have-2\/?fbclid=IwAR37hKAvIcUCQdHqlp67K-YeXjPf1kyBymSGf-eFWR-Hm2Gbz452lDUi1QA\">I Have? | DevotionsFromTheBible.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/author\/admin\/\">BILL BRINKWORTH<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/serve-the-Lord-181x240.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I have some good, reliable, and faithful friends, but slowly I see many leave this life and move on to their next.<\/li><li>I have the best wife, but that wonderful relationship is temporary. It will disappear when death visits either one of us.<\/li><li>I have a wonderful house, but that too will not be everlasting.&nbsp;Fire, hurricanes, or vandals could take the possession away from me.<\/li><li>I have the most loving dog, but that life also will not last forever.<\/li><li>I have the best church, but the feeding of my soul from that pulpit will not be permanent.<\/li><li>I have a residence in a nation that allows so many freedoms.&nbsp;That, too, can change quickly.<\/li><li>I have an income that provides my needs, but that also can come to a screeching halt.<\/li><li>I have a reliable car, but my transportation could break down at any moment.<\/li><li>I live in a magnificent world with outstanding beauty, but one day that too will change (Rev. 21:1).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What surrounds me and what I \u201chave\u201d in this world is only temporary. I will only have them as&nbsp;long as the Lord allows them to last.&nbsp;However, I do have something permanent \u2014 my eternal soul.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, one day many years ago, it became evident that my sins were ruining my life, and they broke God\u2019s heart.&nbsp;Because of my transgressions, I realized if I did not do the right thing, I would be doomed to an endless, tormenting Lake of Fire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I finally admitted my grievous sins to God in Heaven.&nbsp;I realized that the only thing that would give me a peaceful, joyous eternity was trusting that Jesus\u2019s death was the only payment acceptable to God as payment for my horrible sins.&nbsp;At that moment, unworthy as I was, God became my Father in Heaven and Christ became my Saviour from a Hell I deserved.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did not earn that salvation.&nbsp;It cannot be lost, although I often fail my Lord and let Him down.&nbsp;Salvation is a gift freely given to me.&nbsp;I will have it forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, I have God\u2019s promise of an eternity with Him.\u00a0I am a very wealthy man with riches in my future that I can barely imagine, as undeserving as I am!\u00a0I sure wish you had the same treasure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Author:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/\">Bill Brinkworth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devotionsfromthebible.com\/uncategorized\/i-have-2\/?fbclid=IwAR37hKAvIcUCQdHqlp67K-YeXjPf1kyBymSGf-eFWR-Hm2Gbz452lDUi1QA\">I Have? | DevotionsFromTheBible.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I Have? 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