It’s going to be a glorious eternity

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Salvation past, present, and future”

Our Bible verse for today: “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if not, I would have told you. I am going away to prepare a place for you. If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also.” John 14:1-3 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “A glorious eternity”

Without question, the consummation of our salvation is the best part of salvation. The assurance and peace that come from knowing that we have been saved, followed by the working out of our salvation as we enjoy the fruit of the Holy Spirit and the blessings of God in this lifetime, are great things. Salvation has already made a huge difference in your life. But it’s in the consummation that salvation comes to its glorious fulfillment for us.

Dwight L. Moody was an evangelist who lived in the mid-to-late 1800s. Moody had nothing going for him in terms of looks, education, speaking ability, or anything else. Throughout his life he was always considered to be poorly-dressed country bumpkin without cultural graces, and who butchered the English language. The one thing he did have was a strong faith in Christ and a passion for sharing the Good News of the Gospel. His faith was so strong and his passion so infectious that despite his many shortcomings, Moody was the Billy Graham of his day. He preached to stadiums full of people; he was sought-out by celebrities and sports figures; and he had dinner with presidents, kings, and queens.

When speaking about the consummation of salvation and what eternity is going to be like for those who have placed their faith in Christ he once said, “Some day you will read in the papers, ‘D.L. Moody of East Northfield is dead.’ Don’t you believe a word of it! At that moment I will be more alive than I am now. I shall have gone up higher, that is all, out of this old clay tenement into a house that is immortal – a body that death cannot touch, that sin cannot taint; a body fashioned like His glorious body. I was born of the flesh in 1837. I was born of the Spirit in 1856. That which is born of the flesh may die. That which is born of the Spirit will live forever.”

“At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now …” That’s a great statement and it reveals an important truth. This life gives us a glimpse of the life to come. This life is good, but life in eternity will be better beyond description. What will that be like? We will spend the rest of this study considering what the Bible reveals to us about the intermediate state of our spirit after death; the resurrection body we will one day receive; the current heaven; and the new heaven and the new earth. My friends, it is going to be a glorious eternity!

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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