Life as a Vapor: Thirty-One Meditations for Your Faith

Life as a Vapor: Thirty-One Meditations for Your Faith

"You do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away" (James 4:14).

Living knowing that your life is a vapor is different than just living. Things here are passing away. Youâ€™ve got to hold on to what will stand. Savor what matters. This collection of thirty-one articles is full of that heart-longing after Christ that distinguishes Piperâ€™s preaching ministry. Readers will feel as though they have stumbled into a garden as they enter these pages. The Scripture cuts, Christ is exalted in God, and we worship Him.

Life Is Short. Eternity Is Long. Live Like It.

You will exist forever. You and God are both in the universe to stayâ€”either as friends on His terms, or enemies on yoursâ€”which it will be is proven in this life. And this life is a vapor. Two seconds, and we will be gone.

In these thirty-one meditations, John Piper will connect you to a fresh understanding of God and a renewed relationship with Him. Youâ€™ll find your faith stirred to make every day count for Christ when you consider life as a vapor.

Story Behind the Book

Time is precious. We are fragile. Life is short. Eternity is long. Every minute counts. Oh, to be a faithful steward of the breath God has given me. Three texts resound in my ears: â€œRedeem the timeâ€ (Ephesians 5:16 ); â€œIt is required of stewards that one be found trustworthyâ€ (1 Corinthians 4:2); â€œHis grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with meâ€ (1 Corinthians 15:10 ).

Surely God means for our minutes on earth to count for something significant. Paul said, â€œIn the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vainâ€ (Philippians 2:16). In the same way, I have good hope from the Lord that my â€œlabor is not in vain in the Lordâ€ (1 Corinthians 15:58 ).
Country USA
Brand Piper, John
Manufacturer Multnomah
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781590523384
ReleaseDate 2004-09-02
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UPCs 884606052515
EANs 0884606052515

Country	USA
Brand	Piper, John
Manufacturer	Multnomah
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781590523384
ReleaseDate	2004-09-02
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884606052515
EANs	0884606052515

Life as a Vapor: Thirty-One Meditations for Your Faith

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