Christian hope 2

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” John 14:1-3

As Christians, we also have an eternal hope.

Jesus has promised us mansions in heaven. And His promises are ye and amen (2Cor 1:20). Beyond this tempestuous world, there is an eternal place of rest for all believers in Christ. A place where God will wipe away every tear from our eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away (Rev 21:4). An invitation to receive Christ is also an invitation to the marriage supper of the Lamb for those who receive Him and maintain their faith in Him on earth.

His life displayed two important aspects of our eternal hope which is the resurrection of the dead and the rapture of the saint.

1.              The dead in Christ shall be resurrected because Jesus Christ resurrected after three days. 1 Corinthians 15: 20-21 says, “But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.”

2.              There shall be taken away of the saint (rapture) because Christ ascended into heaven. Acts 1:9 says, “Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 says, “For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. Therefore comfort one another with these words.”

Beloved, you have hope both in this world and in the world to come.

Prayer for today: My hope is built on Christ the solid rock upon whom I stand in all situations in Jesus name.