I desire a heavenly country. No, not a country here on earth that is really wonderful, I desire a very real country existing in heaven.
We human beings have lived in a world of chaos from the moment sin entered. People have idealized certain time periods in our history, the so-called glory days of the past. Each generation seems to have this tunnel vision that times were better and there is often a longing to return to those better times. The truth of the matter is -time from sin's inception has been hard for all of us. Yes, there may have been pockets of time that we try to imagine were the good ol' days. However, even during those times the good life was NOT shared by a vast majority of people around the world. Our sin soaked world is filled with evil beyond measure and for us to ignore that is to keep from realizing that this evil world is NOT how we were meant to live! We were NOT created with the intent for us to live horrific lives interspersed with various moments of joy. Life was NOT supposed to be the awful struggle that it is for most of us. Mentally, emotionally, physically we live in a nightmare world that we can't wake up from. Try as we might, this world will NEVER become the idealized place we all seem to want and deep down we comprehend this. We are all in a huge sinking boat called earth and this boat has been taking on water since sin took over. Our lives are spent with bailing buckets in our hands, and it's a constant effort to bail out the waters threatening to ruin us at any given moment. NO this was NOT how we were meant to exist! I refuse to believe it! You can't make me believe this horrific life with all its pain is a wonderful way to live simply because there are joys mingled in with the heart aches. This life is NOT the life we are to live for, we are to live for the BETTER COUNTRY, the HEAVENLY COUNTRY, the PROMISED COUNTRY, the HEAVENLY MANISONS PREPARED FOR US!
We NEED to believe, truly believe that we are living now, right now, for that future with our SAVIOR.
LIVE for the heavenly right now! Endure the agony now with the knowledge that it is temporary!
When CHRIST returns and HE WILL RETURN BEYOND A DOUBT, we will rise to meet Him in the air! We will go with Him to our heavenly country!
How do I know He will return? Because I found a book that prophesized of many, many things and every single prophecy in that book either came to pass or will come to pass. If prophecy after prophecy comes true, NOTHING will stop ALL of the prophecies from coming true!
JESUS will return for us! Jesus wants us to be ready for Him simply by trusting in Him, believing in Him, hoping in Him!
As we suffer the agonies of bailing out a never ending sinking ship, with periodic respites, let us know that someday all of the bailing- which is furious and exhausting in the midst of storms, and slower paced in times of relative calm, that all the bailing will be worth it for the never ending joy that awaits us.
Lay your TREASURES in heaven, and DO NOT expect to get them here on this sin captivated world. You know as well as I do, any pleasure you derive from sin is fleeting, just masking the pain-- pain that God wants us all to realize is only temporary to the eternity that He offers to us. God help us all to know Him and His love, His deep, deep love that goes beyond our ability to fully comprehend- we are after all the creatures, He is the CREATOR. What audacity we possess when we think we have the right to know the mysteries of God!
Deu_29:29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever…
Heb 11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Mat 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Mat 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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