Eternity in Our Hearts
Ecclesiastes 3:11 says that God “has put eternity in [our] hearts.” Everything we long for and appreciate that is godly, loving, true, right, peaceful, secure, beautiful, and eternal all goes back to...
View ArticlePaul’s Life and Fruit
One of the benefits of understanding your marching orders and living with a heavenly attitude was that Paul’s life produced valuable fruit. Philippians 1:22 says, “If I live on in the flesh, this will...
View ArticlePaul’s Tug-of-War Focus
The Apostle Paul writes in Philippians 1:24–25, “Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your...
View ArticleOur Heavenly Citizenship
C. S. Lewis wrote, “If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world.”[1] Quite simply, we not only long...
View ArticlePilgrims in This World
The apostle Peter wrote in 1 Peter 1:1, “Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.” He’s calling believers in Jesus...
View ArticleHuman Hope vs. Real Hope
Quite often people define hope as a wish for something good to happen. It’s a longing for something to come true. We hope our kids get good grades, we hope our team wins, or we hope that our car can...
View ArticleWhat Heaven is NOT
Oftentimes we can better understand something if we know what it is not. For example, the guessing game of Twenty Questions is a popular way to understand what something is by knowing what it is not....
View ArticleDon’t Minimize Heaven’s Majesty
When we’re contemplating the glorious hope of heaven, we dare not minimize its majesty or glory. Robert Hall, a pastor and author from the 1700s, understood this and wrote, “In the contemplation of...
View ArticleHeaven Ain’t Boring
It’s both interesting and dangerous to talk about heaven. When we point out the sinless tranquility and how incredibly beautiful the new heaven and the new earth are going to be, it can lead people to...
View ArticlePaul’s Motivation
Author and Pastor Henry Blackaby wrote, “Paul the Apostle said, ‘The love of Christ compels [me]’ (2 Corinthians 5:14). He knew God had an eternal purpose for his life.”[1] The apostle Paul was...
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