The Choice To Rejoice
“You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Psalm 16:11
We all get excited when it’s time to go on a trip or a vacation. But how often do we celebrate the fact that as followers of Christ, we will travel on the most amazing trip ever – to heaven! Think about it, we will travel to a place where we will live forever in complete perfection! We will travel to a land where there is no sorrow, suffering and shame! Do you draw comfort from this astounding certainty? Or are you bogged down by worry and stress that you rarely make the choice to rejoice about living forever in heaven?
Many circumstances in this world are depressing to think about, let alone experience. What have you been contemplating lately? Have you been filling your mind with worldly junk, or with the treasures found in God’s word? Every day you must celebrate the victory you have in the resurrection of Christ. It gives you the hope of heaven.
If the historical facts and biblical promises surrounding the resurrection of Christ don’t thrill you, then I challenge you to renew your mind with God’s Word and take authority over your thoughts! And then ask God to empower you to eagerly anticipate the eternal pleasures that await every child of God.
Just think, as a Christian, you have an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade because it is kept in heaven just for you. Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life” (John 5:24). Did you catch that? As a believer in Jesus Christ, you already have eternal life in heaven! It began the moment you were born again through faith in the Savior.
Jesus said, "In My Father’s house are many rooms...I am going there to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2-3). Heaven is a real place with real people and a real perspective that will blow your mind the minute you arrive there!
Let me challenge all of us to begin a 30-day Jesus quest! Let’s take these days after Christ’s resurrection and see what God will do to lift our thinking above our circumstances, fill us with His perspective on life, and help us to rely on His power to overcome difficulties!
James tells us, “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, and purify your hearts, you double-minded thinkers (James 4:8).”
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die (John 11:25,26)." Do you believe that Jesus was truly raised from the dead and that you can live with God forever in heaven? If you don’t believe this great news, let’s talk about it! If you place your faith in the risen Savior, the gospel of grace will begin to thrill your soul like never before and the thought of heaven will send you through your day rejoicing!
God bless you,
Pastor Dave
We all get excited when it’s time to go on a trip or a vacation. But how often do we celebrate the fact that as followers of Christ, we will travel on the most amazing trip ever – to heaven! Think about it, we will travel to a place where we will live forever in complete perfection! We will travel to a land where there is no sorrow, suffering and shame! Do you draw comfort from this astounding certainty? Or are you bogged down by worry and stress that you rarely make the choice to rejoice about living forever in heaven?
Many circumstances in this world are depressing to think about, let alone experience. What have you been contemplating lately? Have you been filling your mind with worldly junk, or with the treasures found in God’s word? Every day you must celebrate the victory you have in the resurrection of Christ. It gives you the hope of heaven.
If the historical facts and biblical promises surrounding the resurrection of Christ don’t thrill you, then I challenge you to renew your mind with God’s Word and take authority over your thoughts! And then ask God to empower you to eagerly anticipate the eternal pleasures that await every child of God.
Just think, as a Christian, you have an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade because it is kept in heaven just for you. Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life” (John 5:24). Did you catch that? As a believer in Jesus Christ, you already have eternal life in heaven! It began the moment you were born again through faith in the Savior.
Jesus said, "In My Father’s house are many rooms...I am going there to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2-3). Heaven is a real place with real people and a real perspective that will blow your mind the minute you arrive there!
Let me challenge all of us to begin a 30-day Jesus quest! Let’s take these days after Christ’s resurrection and see what God will do to lift our thinking above our circumstances, fill us with His perspective on life, and help us to rely on His power to overcome difficulties!
James tells us, “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, and purify your hearts, you double-minded thinkers (James 4:8).”
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die (John 11:25,26)." Do you believe that Jesus was truly raised from the dead and that you can live with God forever in heaven? If you don’t believe this great news, let’s talk about it! If you place your faith in the risen Savior, the gospel of grace will begin to thrill your soul like never before and the thought of heaven will send you through your day rejoicing!
God bless you,
Pastor Dave
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