No More Night

The older I get-the more I must preach the Gospel to myself. I am getting old-and it sometimes hurts. I really long-especially at this point in my life-not to be a quitter. I am close to the prize now-I am close to the face of God-I can't give up.

I have been tempted to quit-more times than I would want to admit. My husband is ill-I lost my only child some years ago in an accident. Life is oftentimes tough(even-and sometimes especially-for the Christian). Godliness with contentment is great gain- and many times contentment is a hard fought battle. A thankful heart is an indication of our love for God-even in the midst of the suffering we all go through.

It is very sobering to consider-if we were to actually turn our back on God(and I have known so called Christians who have done this)-because life is full of suffering-where would we go? To Islam? Now there's a happy religion! To Buddhism? A lot of empty nothing. To atheism? A miserable life here and nothing hereafter! I could go on and on. Apart form the Christian Gospel-the good news that Jesus Christ died to save his people from their sins and to secure them a place with him forever-there is no place to go.  Jesus disciples understood this very well & on a day when many people were abandoning Jesus-he asked them if they wanted to leave too. Peter-in speaking for all of them said this "Lord to whom would we go-you have the words of eternal life".

For the believer-life is short-suffering is temporary and Heaven is forever! Let us press on to know the Lord-eternal life is about knowing and loving and being with the Lord God Almighty-forever.I am nearly finished with this journey called life. I am satisfied with Christ-I glory in the Trinity-God is more in one second than my lifetime of sad moments combined.

Rev 21:1-4
 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.  And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.  He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."



Rev 21:22-26
And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, 25 and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there.
ESV