A few days ago, I was thinking of my secondary school teacher who was cynical about Christianity. She loved to say it is a religion that promised "a pie in the sky when you die".
I have to tell you though that she was mistaken. The eternal life that Jesus promises is for now AND for the future. A song I learnt recently puts this truth beautifully - everything i experience in life the good and bad, i share it with Jesus. Isn't that great? I pray that I may be faithful to him in every situation I go through. Sometimes I think my little hand is holding on tight to His, but really, He is holding tight and He never lets go.
However God promises in the bible that because Jesus was resurrected, those who believe in him will also be resurrected. So Jesus is good for now and for eternity.
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; 26and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.
1 Corinthians 15:19 "If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men."
For This I Have Jesus
For the joys and for the sorrows
The best and worst of times
For this moment, for tomorrow
For all that lies behind
Fears that crowd around me
For the failure of my plans
For the dreams of all I hope to be
The truth of what I am
For this I have Jesus
For this I have Jesus
For this I have Jesus,
I have Jesus (Repeat)
For the tears that flow in secret
In the broken times
For the moments of elation
Or the troubled mind
For all the disappointments
Or the sting of old regrets
All my prayers and longings
That seem unanswered yet
For the weakness of my body
The burdens of each day
For the nights of doubt and worry
When sleep has fled away
Needing reassurance
And the will to start again
A steely-eyed endurance
The strength to fight and win
Graham Kendrick Copyright © 1994
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