In his suffering, Job pondered the question of life after death. And what did Job conclude? “I know that my Redeemer lives, and He will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see Him for myself. Yes, I will see Him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought!” (Job 19:25b-27). And so should we be “overwhelmed at the thought!” Knowing this life isn’t all there is should make a tremendous difference in how we live and how we respond to pain, suffering and loss. How did Paul explain the difference? He said that believers don’t “grieve like people who have no hope” (I Thessalonians 4:13b). Why could Paul say that? Because he knew “that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands” (II Corinthians 5:1). Do you believe this? If you do, you can grieve a loss and still celebrate the hope we have in Jesus.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:18:05 +0000
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