We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus, will also raise us with Jesus and present us to himself together with you. All of this is for your benefit. And as God's grace reaches more and more people, there will be great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory. That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don't look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. 2 Corinthians 4:14-18
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We are dying. All around us plants, animals and people are dying--that is a fact of life. We are born to die. Yet, spiritually we will live forever--and we are promised here in this focus Scripture that our Spirits are being renew daily. By being renewed spiritually, we become more like Christ.
Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. Colossians 3:10
Does knowing that you are being spiritually renewed give you hope...hope for a wonderful future? Eternal life with Christ...forever. Faith is defined as the substance of things not seen.
Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1
That is just how you can describe eternal life...we can't see it but we trust that it will happen for those who love God and believe in Him...and in His Son Jesus. Death is not scary knowing that we will be with Jesus forever. We just have to trust--to have faith that God has a plan for our eternal life with Him.
Prayer ~ I believe in You, Jesus, and I look forward to living with You forever.
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