Hope for the Future!

Hope for the Future!

2 Corinthians 5:1,5 "Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands ... Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come"

In the previous chapter Paul says we are "hard-pressed on every side but not crushed" (4:8-9) and in the next chapter he tells of some of the hardships and joys of the ministry (6:4-10). In the above verses, Paul explains how he deals with these painful things of life. He has his eyes fixed on heaven, where God is building him an eternal home, which will never pass away. This is the purpose for which we have been made, and our walk with the Holy Spirit in this life is but a tiny foretaste of what is yet to come!

As I walk through today's issues and problems, I know that they are only temporary. The pain we experience today, is not forever. Like Paul, my physical body and this physical life is only temporary, and I long for the day when I will be rid of the frustrations and limitations of this life.

"Lord Jesus, thank you that you have a purpose for me that transcends this life! Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Amen."