Life in the Spirit: Adopted Into Christ's FamilySample

I SHARE IN HIS GLORY

As sons and daughters of God, we are promised eternity and the Glory that is yet to come there. It pales in comparison to what we could experience here on earth. It is this hope that keeps us going through the hardships of life on earth. God has so much more for us than what we can experience here on earth. He is preparing a place for us in Heaven, at His right hand, where we will share in the glory promised to us.

Paul says in Romans 8:18, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing to the glory that is to be revealed to us.”

This is what we have to keep in mind as we make our way through life. What we experience and feel now isn’t the end. As the prophet Isaiah says in the verse from today’s reading, “The former things won’t be remembered, nor will they come to mind.” When we share in God’s glory, that’s going to be all that matters. Sometimes when we’re in the thick of things in life, the struggle can feel never-ending. Let’s look instead at the hope in these words. Someday soon, we will not even recall the hardships. We’ll only know God’s glory.

C.S. Lewis writes in his book Mere Christianity, “If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” This world was never meant to be our home. We were created for something more.

In Revelation 21, we’re given a glimpse of what future glories await us: A new heaven and a new earth, God dwelling amongst us, no more death, mourning, crying, or pain. Amen!

Because we are children of God, we share in His glory. Forever and ever.

Ask Yourself and Reflect:

-What am I looking forward to about the glory that is promised to me?

-How can I keep this future glory in mind as I go through the day-to-day trials of life?

Pause to Pray:

Father God, help me to focus more often on what awaits me in Heaven with you and to see that no matter what I have to face here on earth, you have something better and greater waiting for me.

Take a Next Step:

Designate time this week to re-read Revelation 21:1-7 and spend some time reflecting on what you’re reading and what it’s teaching you about life in eternity.