Pastor Dan Nickerson
April 21st, 2023
The apostle Paul had such a glorious vision of eternity and heaven that he was in great turmoil over a desire to depart and be with Christ or to remain in the flesh. He realized that there was nothing in this life that offered any comparison to what eternity offered.
(Philippians 1:23-24)…..For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.
(2 Corinthians 5:1-2)…..For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven,……
(2 Corinthians 5:8)…..We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
Heaven and Eternity are beyond our wildest expectations. This is the reality that must take shape in our lives if we are to be properly prepared to deal with death. When this truth becomes reality for us death loses its sting.