Air1's Verse of the Day for Nov 21, 2025

Living for What Lasts Forever

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Have you ever thought about how much you live your life for the things that are passing? Or, how much you live your life for the things that live forever? I want you to think about this a minute from God's perspective. The very first verse of the Bible: "In the beginning, God." In the beginning, God. God has always been here. He's always been here. He always will be. He is infinite. I want you to think about again, what do you live your life for? How much is it for eternity? How much is it for the here and now?

Our Verse of the Day comes from 1 John chapter 2, verse 17: "And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever."

Two Reasons to Live for What Really Lasts

To put it simply, there’s two reasons in our verse to live for what will really last. Just to give you the context, 1 John says it's about tests of true faith. It talks about the authenticity of our faith, the things that should be in our life: obedience, loving one another, and not loving the world. These are the things that show that we really love God. Secondly, he wants us to have assurance of our faith. 1 John chapter 5 says, "I write these things to you so that you may know that you have eternal life." Isn't that good to know? God wants us to know that we have eternal life.

I have several kids, and one of the things I wanted them to know was that I love them. A lot of times—I still do this today—I’d look at them and say, "I love you no matter what." I don't want them to be doubting whether I really love them. I am a flawed father, a flawed parent, and a flawed human being. How much more does God want us to have assurance of our faith?

The first reason that we can live for what's eternal is the world is fading.

It says it right there in the verse: "And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave." It's fun to be in the world. We love relationships, family, friends, work, adventure, pleasure, all kinds of fun things that, in this world, we can enjoy. But at the end of the day, the world and its desires are passing away. We want to make sure that we understand that the world is fading.

Secondly, the will of God is forever.

It says it right there again in the verse: "But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever." In other words, whenever you live your life, the pieces of your life, the time of your life, whatever you do in your life, when it's for something eternal, it's worth it. When it's ultimately not, it's not ultimately worth it.

Applying This to Our Lives

What do we do with these two verses? The will of God is forever. The world is fading. How do we apply this to our personal life? If the world is fading, flee youthful lusts. Timothy said that: "Flee youthful lusts." Flee the things that are fading away, the things that people crave. Flee from these things.

Ecclesiastes chapter 12, verses 13 and 14 says—and this is the wisest man who ever lived, Solomon, saying—"Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man." Watch what he says next: "For God will bring every act to judgment, whether good or evil." He hooks the present way we live with a future that we're going to one day stand before God.

Now, if you know the Lord Jesus Christ, I hope you feel encouraged. And if you know the Lord Jesus Christ and have been born again, you can be certain that every single one of your sins—past, present, and future have been fully paid for. We're going to stand before the judgment seat of Christ, and we're going to receive a reward. If we have sinned in those years of our life, thank God Christ has already dealt with that sin when we appear before Him for our rewards.

As you look at your life, let's try to be those people who don't live for the world that's ultimately fading. Let's be those people—those men, women, and families—who live for the will of God forever. God is forever. Let's live for Him.

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“Anyone who listens to My teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.

Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.

O Sovereign LORD! You made the heavens and earth by Your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for You!

We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.

Satisfy us each morning with Your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.

Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim His greatness. Let the whole world know what He has done.

Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.

For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared.

Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.

Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.

For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world.

They were calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with His glory!”

If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.

We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

You light a lamp for me. The LORD, my God, lights up my darkness.

Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to Him, both now and forever! Amen.

“God’s way is perfect. All the Lord ’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to Him for protection.

Indeed, He loves His people; all His holy ones are in His hands. They follow in His steps and accept His teaching.

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

Because You are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings. I cling to You; Your strong right hand holds me securely.

Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.

Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for You are close beside me. Your rod and Your staff protect and comfort me.

And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.

How precious are Your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, You are still with me!

One day Jesus told His disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up.

Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”

Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you His peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all.

A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered.

Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to Him, both now and forever! Amen.

No, the Lord’s delight is in those who fear Him, those who put their hope in His unfailing love.

He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.

And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him.

So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.

So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord . Each morning I bring my requests to You and wait expectantly.

And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to Him through the blood of Christ.

But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.

Let the sea and everything in it shout His praise! Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!

But I am trusting you, O LORD, saying, “You are my God!”

For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body.

God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.

Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.

Jesus replied, “The Scriptures say, ‘You must worship the Lord your God and serve only Him.’ ”

Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power.

Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course.

So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.

Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of Your presence, LORD.

God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.

Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom He gives.

I will proclaim Your name to my brothers and sisters. I will praise You among Your assembled people.

Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.

A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.

All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.

For where two or three gather together as My followers, I am there among them.”

So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.

For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for Him and how you have shown your love to Him by caring for other believers, as you still do.

For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.

We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord.

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.

So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.

Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.