SCRIPTURE: 2Corinthians (NIV) 5:4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now it is God who has made us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
OBSERVATION: What a joy to know that our sins are forgiven and that Jesus lives in our heart! His Presence in our lives is wonderful. His help and guidance in our everyday life helps us make sense of what is happening around us.
BUT, there is so much more. God did not create us to live forever on this earth. God places His Spirit within us as a promise that more is coming! The Spirit is God’s guarantee that something better is coming!!! As much as we enjoy His Spirit with us here on earth, it does not compare with the joy we will experience as we leave our mortal bodies behind and enter the courts of heaven where we will dwell eternally with Him!
APPLICATION: You may have accepted Jesus and received His forgiveness because you needed peace or joy or healing, or because you had a life controlling problem that you needed His help to beat. BUT as great as what He has done for you, He has even more for you. His purpose for you/me is not limited to our life here on earth! By giving us His Spirit, He is preparing us for His grand purpose!
PRAYER: Lord, I pray you find me usable while I am here on earth. May you be glorified in and through me. And I know you have more in your plans for me than what you are doing with me now. Prepare me for the time I will be with you in heaven. Amen
Pastor Leon
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