Heavenly Hope

 

     These earthly bodies we live in are temporary. Paul refers to our bodies as “tents.”  Our soul and spirit have been redeemed through the death and resurrection of Jesus. We are seated in heaven forever. Our immortal bodies will one day replace these temporary tents.

For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Corinthians 5:

So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown in corruption. It is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonor. It is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness. It is raised in power. It is sown a natural body. It is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body. 1 Corinthians 15:12-14

So when this corruptible has put on incorruption and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory.”

     Death has no hold on us. Our immortality awaits! At the top of my list of favorite Scriptures verses, you will find three verses in 2 Corinthians, the 4^th chapter. These verses remind me to keep my mind and my eyes fixed on God above and on our eternal destiny. Knowing our true home awaits, our forever home, gives us peace and hope. Inwardly we are growing in glory day by day, even as our bodies, our temporary tents, wear out.

Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary and what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

     Verses of such hope!  Our “light and momentary troubles,” certainly don’t feel light and momentary, do they? But as we fix our eyes on eternity, we understand our glorious arrival will be worth it all. Keep your eyes and minds on things above. Our home awaits!

Father,

Your hope and promise of our heavenly home will give us strength to live out our lives for You. Keep us focused on our purpose in these temporary tents. We await Your coming. Your footsteps draw ever near.

In Jesus name,

amen