Hope For Eternity | AS BOLD AS LIONS DEVOTIONAL | June 7, 2023

Hope For Eternity | AS BOLD AS LIONS DEVOTIONAL | June 7, 2023

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you.  1 Peter 1:3,4 

If we are completely honest, we experience despair in this life because we cling too tightly to this world.  We see it as all there is when in reality, it’s a finite blip on the timeline of eternity.  But if we are in Christ, we have a heavenly calling and reward.  We must realize this life is not all that there is and not spend all of our time existing as if nothing else happens when we die.  1 Peter 1:3,4 is a reminder that we have an inheritance; not in this life but in the one to come.  Unlike the things of this world that will pass away, our inheritance in heaven is imperishable.  Glory to God! 

Hope beyond this life is a spark that will sustain us even during the darkest times.  We’ve experienced months and years that look unlike anything else most of us have ever seen in our lives.  Brokenness, sickness, and depravity abound and are constant on our newsfeeds and headlines. And what we see now might only be a precursor of what is to come.  But in Christ, we don’t allow the daily headlines to shake us.  We continue to see beyond this life to know that which awaits us in heaven is what we were truly designed and created for. We can have hope for eternity.

Question for today: How am I reminding myself everyday that this world is not my home?

Pray: Jesus thank You for making a way for us to be saved and to have eternal life. May that hope be what sustains us even in the darkest days.

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