Daily Verse
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Eternal Perspective
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Saturday's Reflection
2 Corinthians 4:18 — While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
This week we looked at what it means to live with eternity in view. C.T. Studd gave away an entire inherited fortune and walked away from cricket fame because he had done the math and knew that earthly treasure does not last — "only what's done for Christ will last." Abraham lived his whole life as a pilgrim in tents, holding the world loosely because his eyes were fixed on the eternal city whose builder is God. Nabeel Qureshi faced terminal cancer in his thirties with honest struggle but unshakable hope, knowing that when this fragile tent is taken down, a house not made with hands awaits. And the Scriptures showed us how to weigh present suffering against coming glory, and how to deliberately set our minds on things above.
The thread running through all of it is the same. The things we can see are temporary, and the things we cannot see are eternal — and a wisely lived life keeps those two in their proper proportion. This world, with all its treasures and troubles, is passing away. We are pilgrims here, not permanent residents, headed toward an eternal home that God Himself is preparing. When that truth genuinely grips us, it reorders everything: what we fear, what we chase, what we cling to, and what we are willing to give away. We stop pouring our one life into what will rot, and start investing it in what will last forever.
On this Sabbath, rest in the hope of eternity. The Sabbath itself is a weekly taste of what is coming — a foretaste of the eternal rest that awaits the people of God. Whatever this week held, whatever burdens you are carrying, set them down for a day and lift your eyes to the eternal city. The things that are seen are temporal. The things that are not seen are eternal. And the best, by far, is yet to come. Rest today in that certain hope.
"And the years of eternity, as they roll, will bring richer and still more glorious revelations of God and of Christ. As knowledge is progressive, so will love, reverence, and happiness increase." (Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 678)
Prayer: Father, thank You for the eternal home You are preparing for us. As we rest this Sabbath, lift our eyes from the temporary to the eternal, and fill us with the certain hope of the life that is to come. The best is yet to come, and we rest in that promise. Amen.