“Eternity makes now… make sense.” I preached this phrase years ago. Today I received a message from a friend whose father just passed away that he is being comforted by that teaching. The “now” can be hard. A parent dying is brutally hard. The uncertainty of this time of COVID-19 is becoming harder and harder. Whatever difficulty you are going through “now” can be crushing. But knowledge of eternity changes everything.
The Bible teaches that “in God’s presence there is fullness of joy; at His right hand are pleasures forevermore.” (Psalm 16:11b) Eternity is with God for the Christian. Eternity is full of joy. Eternity is our reward. Eternity is wholly different from the “now.” Eternity is home. Eternity is without every plague, problem, suffering, and tragedy of the “now.”
Eternity makes now… make sense, because we see the fallenness of the “now.” The “now” is not promised to be perfect - the Bible explains that this world is broken and in need of redemption. When we understand that the “now” is going to frustrate and disappoint us, we long for eternity. We begin to trust God’s window into eternity as our only real hope. We find ourselves dreaming about something much greater. Eternity, then, makes now… make sense.
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"Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord...” - Acts 3:19-20a
- Pastor Curt
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Dying with Christ
A phrase that describes a person’s break with his old way of life by virtue of his being united with Christ through faith.
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Sermon Topic - May 17
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Acts: A Holy Spirit Inspired Legacy
Acts 3:11-26
“Servants”
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