Life Now And Then!
"Therefore, beloved, looking forward to [the end of
this age], be diligent to be found by Him in peace,
without spot and blameless."
2 Peter 3: 14
Without knowing where you want to go, a GPS system has
no idea what course to plot. Such a fact calls to mind the old
saying, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will
get you there.”
Once you know your destination, lots of other decisions
can be made: travel time, weather, eating arrangements,
and road and traffic conditions. Destination is everything
when it comes to making purposeful decisions.
Destination is also very critical when it comes to living a
purposeful spiritual life. If heaven is our eternal
destination,
then we gain the ability to live now in light of that destination.
For example, we know there will be a judgment of the works
of our life that'll determine the rewards we receive in heaven
(Romans 14:10; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10).
If we want to be rewarded then, we must live in
light of that
judgment now.
Is heaven your destination?
Live in a way now that will bring
the greatest fulfillment and joy then.
"Perfect holiness is the aim of the saints
on earth, and it is the reward of the saints
in Heaven."
Joseph Caryl
