Source (book): "Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, Part V: THINKING OF HEAVEN, Chapter 33, "Harbouring Hope", Question 2, Page 221.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012
PHOTO: What does it mean to have a "living hope" (1 Peter 1:3) and what sort of inheritance do you think awaits us in heaven?
A pastor in East Malaysia told me about an American missionary couple who had served the Lord in that region for many years, planting churches, discipling many, and blessing countless people. They had retired to America and were in their 80s when some of the Christian leaders in Sabah arranged for them to visit the land of their missionary service. They came with much joy and were greeted by grateful crowds, who fondly thanked them for blessing them greatly. In one place, they lined a street to welcome the missionaries. After the celebrations, the missionary gentleman told the pastor, "You know, after this, there is nothing else to look forward to on earth." Shortly after their return to the US, the man died and went home to the Lord.
The pastor related how for the last 5 years of his life, the missionary spoke increasingly about heaven. Near the end of his life, it was as if there was nothing else he could talk about. This servant of God had a living hope. He knew that his time to leave earth and arrive at his eternal home in Christ was near, and he was excited about it. It was as if he had already "packed his bags" and sent them off to heaven. He was just waiting for the transport.
In what way would it be totally different from our earthly experience?
For the Christian, the future neither holds nothing, nor more of the same; rather, it holds the best, for in the future, there will be no more pain, death, failure, or disappointment, and everything will be renewed by Christ (Revelation 21:4-5).
How does this (living hope) encourage you? Find opportunities to share this with elderly friends and those who are suffering.
We have to learn, with the power of the Holy Spirit, to endure and be encouraged as we wait in eager expectation.
Joni Eareckson Tada, who was paralysed at a young age due to an accident, lives in this way that glorifies God and ministers to many. She wrote about the kind of hope that she had personally experienced through pain, suffering, and disability. "The best we can hope for in this life is a knothole peek at the shining realities ahead. Yet a glimpse is enough. It's enough to convince our hearts that whatever sufferings and sorrows currently assail (torment) us aren't worthy of comparison to that which waits over the horizon."
A Christian who has walked with Christ faithfully till old age would have received more than a fair share of such knothole peeks at the future that awaits us, for God has revealed to us in part what He has prepared for us, beyond our imagination (1 Corinthians 2:9-10). We know that Christ "will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body" (Philippians 3:21).
Let us therefore remember the resurrection of Christ and be filled with this "living hope", knowing that in Christ, an inheritance is kept in heaven for us (1 Peter 1:3-4). We would do well to heed the wise advice of Oswald Chambers:
Remember Whose you are and Whom you serve. Provoke yourself by recollection, and your affection for God will increase tenfold; your imagination will not be starved any longer, but will be quick and enthusiastic, and your hope will be inexpressibly bright.
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What does it mean to have a "living hope" (1 Peter 1:3) and what sort of inheritance do you think awaits us in heaven? In what way would it be totally different from our earthly experience? How does this encourage you? Find opportunities to share this with elderly friends and those who are suffering.
What does it mean to have a "living hope" (1 Peter 1:3) and what sort of inheritance do you think awaits us in heaven? [1]
A pastor in East Malaysia told me about an American missionary couple who had served the Lord in that region for many years, planting churches, discipling many, and blessing countless people. They had retired to America and were in their 80s when some of the Christian leaders in Sabah arranged for them to visit the land of their missionary service. They came with much joy and were greeted by grateful crowds, who fondly thanked them for blessing them greatly. In one place, they lined a street to welcome the missionaries. After the celebrations, the missionary gentleman told the pastor, "You know, after this, there is nothing else to look forward to on earth." Shortly after their return to the US, the man died and went home to the Lord.
A pastor in East Malaysia told me about an American missionary couple who had served the Lord in that region for many years, planting churches, discipling many, and blessing countless people. They had retired to America and were in their 80s when some of the Christian leaders in Sabah arranged for them to visit the land of their missionary service. They came with much joy and were greeted by grateful crowds, who fondly thanked them for blessing them greatly. In one place, they lined a street to welcome the missionaries. After the celebrations, the missionary gentleman told the pastor, "You know, after this, there is nothing else to look forward to on earth." Shortly after their return to the US, the man died and went home to the Lord.
The pastor related how for the last 5 years of his life, the missionary spoke increasingly about heaven. Near the end of his life, it was as if there was nothing else he could talk about. This servant of God had a living hope. He knew that his time to leave earth and arrive at his eternal home in Christ was near, and he was excited about it. It was as if he had already "packed his bags" and sent them off to heaven. He was just waiting for the transport.
In what way would it be totally different from our earthly experience?
For the Christian, the future neither holds nothing, nor more of the same; rather, it holds the best, for in the future, there will be no more pain, death, failure, or disappointment, and everything will be renewed by Christ (Revelation 21:4-5).
How does this (living hope) encourage you? Find opportunities to share this with elderly friends and those who are suffering.
We have to learn, with the power of the Holy Spirit, to endure and be encouraged as we wait in eager expectation.
Joni Eareckson Tada, who was paralysed at a young age due to an accident, lives in this way that glorifies God and ministers to many. She wrote about the kind of hope that she had personally experienced through pain, suffering, and disability. "The best we can hope for in this life is a knothole peek at the shining realities ahead. Yet a glimpse is enough. It's enough to convince our hearts that whatever sufferings and sorrows currently assail (torment) us aren't worthy of comparison to that which waits over the horizon."
A Christian who has walked with Christ faithfully till old age would have received more than a fair share of such knothole peeks at the future that awaits us, for God has revealed to us in part what He has prepared for us, beyond our imagination (1 Corinthians 2:9-10). We know that Christ "will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body" (Philippians 3:21).
Let us therefore remember the resurrection of Christ and be filled with this "living hope", knowing that in Christ, an inheritance is kept in heaven for us (1 Peter 1:3-4). We would do well to heed the wise advice of Oswald Chambers:
Remember Whose you are and Whom you serve. Provoke yourself by recollection, and your affection for God will increase tenfold; your imagination will not be starved any longer, but will be quick and enthusiastic, and your hope will be inexpressibly bright.
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What does it mean to have a "living hope" (1 Peter 1:3) and what sort of inheritance do you think awaits us in heaven? In what way would it be totally different from our earthly experience? How does this encourage you? Find opportunities to share this with elderly friends and those who are suffering.
What does it mean to have a "living hope" (1 Peter 1:3) and what sort of inheritance do you think awaits us in heaven? [1]
A pastor in East Malaysia told me about an American missionary couple who had served the Lord in that region for many years, planting churches, discipling many, and blessing countless people. They had retired to America and were in their 80s when some of the Christian leaders in Sabah arranged for them to visit the land of their missionary service. They came with much joy and were greeted by grateful crowds, who fondly thanked them for blessing them greatly. In one place, they lined a street to welcome the missionaries. After the celebrations, the missionary gentleman told the pastor, "You know, after this, there is nothing else to look forward to on earth." Shortly after their return to the US, the man died and went home to the Lord.
PHOTO: An American missionary couple were arranged to visit the land of their missionary service. They came with much joy and were greeted by grateful crowds, who fondly thanked them for blessing them greatly. In one place, they lined a street to welcome the missionaries. After the celebrations, the missionary gentleman told the pastor, "You know, after this, there is nothing else to look forward to on earth." Shortly after their return to the US, the man died and went home to the Lord.
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The pastor related how for the last 5 years of his life, the missionary spoke increasingly about heaven. Near the end of his life, it was as if there was nothing else he could talk about. This servant of God had a living hope. He knew that his time to leave earth and arrive at his eternal home in Christ was near, and he was excited about it. It was as if he had already "packed his bags" and sent them off to heaven. He was just waiting for the transport.
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The pastor related how for the last 5 years of his life, the missionary spoke increasingly about heaven. Near the end of his life, it was as if there was nothing else he could talk about. This servant of God had a living hope. He knew that his time to leave earth and arrive at his eternal home in Christ was near, and he was excited about it. It was as if he had already "packed his bags" and sent them off to heaven. He was just waiting for the transport.
PHOTO: What does it mean to have a "living hope" (1 Peter 1:3)?
For the last 5 years of his life, the missionary spoke increasingly about heaven. Near the end of his life, it was as if there was nothing else he could talk about. This servant of God had a living hope. He knew that his time to leave earth and arrive at his eternal home in Christ was near, and he was excited about it. It was as if he had already "packed his bags" and sent them off to heaven. He was just waiting for the transport.
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In what way would it be totally different from our earthly experience? [1]
For the Christian, the future neither holds nothing, nor more of the same; rather, it holds the best, for in the future, there will be no more pain, death, failure, or disappointment, and everything will be renewed by Christ (Revelation 21:4-5).
For the last 5 years of his life, the missionary spoke increasingly about heaven. Near the end of his life, it was as if there was nothing else he could talk about. This servant of God had a living hope. He knew that his time to leave earth and arrive at his eternal home in Christ was near, and he was excited about it. It was as if he had already "packed his bags" and sent them off to heaven. He was just waiting for the transport.
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PHOTO: What sort of inheritance do you think awaits us in heaven?
Our inheritance that awaits us in heaven is our eternal home.
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Our inheritance that awaits us in heaven is our eternal home.
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In what way would it be totally different from our earthly experience? [1]
For the Christian, the future neither holds nothing, nor more of the same; rather, it holds the best, for in the future, there will be no more pain, death, failure, or disappointment, and everything will be renewed by Christ (Revelation 21:4-5).
PHOTO: In what way would it be totally different from our earthly experience?
For the Christian, the future neither holds nothing, nor more of the same; rather, it holds the best, for in the future, there will be no more pain, death, failure, or disappointment, and everything will be renewed by Christ (Revelation 21:4-5).
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For the Christian, the future neither holds nothing, nor more of the same; rather, it holds the best, for in the future, there will be no more pain, death, failure, or disappointment, and everything will be renewed by Christ (Revelation 21:4-5).
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How does this (living hope) encourage you? Find opportunities to share this with elderly friends and those who are suffering. [1]
We have to learn, with the power of the Holy Spirit, to endure and be encouraged as we wait in eager expectation.
Joni Eareckson Tada, who was paralysed at a young age due to an accident, lives in this way that glorifies God and ministers to many. She wrote about the kind of hope that she had personally experienced through pain, suffering, and disability. "The best we can hope for in this life is a knothole peek at the shining realities ahead. Yet a glimpse is enough. It's enough to convince our hearts that whatever sufferings and sorrows currently assail (torment) us aren't worthy of comparison to that which waits over the horizon." [114]
PHOTO: How does this (living hope) encourage you?
A knothole peek at the shining realities ahead is enough. It's enough to convince our hearts that whatever sufferings and sorrows currently assail (torment) us aren't worthy of comparison to that which waits over the horizon.
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A Christian who has walked with Christ faithfully till old age would have received more than a fair share of such knothole peeks at the future that awaits us, for God has revealed to us in part what He has prepared for us, beyond our imagination (1 Corinthians 2:9-10). We know that Christ "will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body" (Philippians 3:21).
A knothole peek at the shining realities ahead is enough. It's enough to convince our hearts that whatever sufferings and sorrows currently assail (torment) us aren't worthy of comparison to that which waits over the horizon.
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A Christian who has walked with Christ faithfully till old age would have received more than a fair share of such knothole peeks at the future that awaits us, for God has revealed to us in part what He has prepared for us, beyond our imagination (1 Corinthians 2:9-10). We know that Christ "will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body" (Philippians 3:21).
PHOTO: A Christian who has walked with Christ faithfully till old age would have received more than a fair share of such knothole peeks at the future that awaits us, for God has revealed to us in part what He has prepared for us, beyond our imagination (1 Corinthians 2:9-10). We know that Christ "will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body" (Philippians 3:21).
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Let us therefore remember the resurrection of Christ and be filled with this "living hope", knowing that in Christ, an inheritance is kept in heaven for us (1 Peter 1:3-4). We would do well to heed the wise advice of Oswald Chambers:
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Let us therefore remember the resurrection of Christ and be filled with this "living hope", knowing that in Christ, an inheritance is kept in heaven for us (1 Peter 1:3-4). We would do well to heed the wise advice of Oswald Chambers:
PHOTO: Let us therefore remember the resurrection of Christ and be filled with this "living hope", knowing that in Christ, an inheritance is kept in heaven for us (1 Peter 1:3-4).
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Remember Whose you are and Whom you serve. Provoke yourself by recollection, and your affection for God will increase tenfold; your imagination will not be starved any longer, but will be quick and enthusiastic, and your hope will be inexpressibly bright. [115]
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Remember Whose you are and Whom you serve. Provoke yourself by recollection, and your affection for God will increase tenfold; your imagination will not be starved any longer, but will be quick and enthusiastic, and your hope will be inexpressibly bright. [115]
PHOTO: Remember Whose you are and Whom you serve. Provoke yourself by recollection, and your affection for God will increase tenfold; your imagination will not be starved any longer, but will be quick and enthusiastic, and your hope will be inexpressibly bright.
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PHOTO: "Dear Lord, we learn that having a ‘living hope’ can be an exciting experience especially when near the end of our life. We will speak increasingly about heaven, as if there is nothing else we could talk about. When we know that our time to leave earth and arrive at our eternal home in Christ is near, we become excited. It is as if we have already 'packed our bags' and sent them off to heaven. We are just waiting for the transport.Thank You Lord, for giving us the eternal home in heaven as our inheritance, which will be totally different from our earthly experience. For the Christian, the future neither holds nothing, nor more of the same; rather, it holds the best, for in the future, there will be no more pain, death, failure, or disappointment, and everything will be renewed by Christ.
This living hope encouraged us by the promise that Christ ‘will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body’, and what He has prepared for us, is beyond our imagination.
Lord, help us to learn, with the power of the Holy Spirit, to endure and be encouraged as we wait in eager expectation.
We pray for a knothole peek at the shining realities ahead. We learn that a glimpse is enough. It's enough to convince our hearts that whatever sufferings and sorrows currently assail us aren't worthy of comparison to that which waits over the horizon.
Lord, help us to remember the resurrection of Christ and be filled with this ‘living hope’, knowing that in Christ, an inheritance is kept in heaven for us.
We pray that we remember Whose we are and Whom we serve. Provoke us by recollection, and let our affection for God increase tenfold. May our imagination will not be starved any longer, but will be quick and enthusiastic. Let our hope be inexpressibly bright, so that we wait in eager expectation amid our earthly experience through pain, suffering, or disability.
Through Lord Jesus Christ we pray. Amen!"
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Reflection - Thinking of Heaven - Living Hope
Source (book): "Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, Part V: THINKING OF HEAVEN, Chapter 33, "Harbouring Hope", Question 2, Page 221.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012
Source (book): "Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, Part V: THINKING OF HEAVEN, Chapter 33, "Harbouring Hope", Question 2, Page 221.
By Robert M. Solomon, Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore from 2000 - 2012
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"Faithful to the end", A Preacher's Exposition of 2 Timothy, @ 2014 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - Faithful to the end (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html
"Finding rest for the soul" Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html
"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html
"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html
"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
Reflection - Faithful to the end (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2017/06/reflection-faithful-to-end-links.html
"Finding rest for the soul" Responding to Jesus' Invitation in Matthew 11:28-29, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - Finding rest for the soul (Links)
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/reflection-finding-rest-for-soul-links.html
"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART I-III, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-i.html
"God in Pursuit" Lessons from the Book of Jonah, © 2016 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - God in Pursuit (Links) - PART IV, posted on Saturday, 10 August 2019
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2019/08/reflection-god-in-pursuit-links-part-iv.html
"Songs of Christmas", The Stories and Significance of 20 Well-Loved Carols, © 2018 by Robert M. Solomon
Reflection - Songs of Christmas (Links), posted on Friday, 24 April 2020
https://veryfatoldman.blogspot.com/2020/04/reflection-songs-of-christmas-links.html
Reference
[1] From "Growing Old Gracefully", Following Jesus to the End, Copyright © 2019 by Robert M. Solomon, ISBN 978-981-14-1836-5, Part V: THINKING OF HEAVEN, Chapter 33, "Harbouring Hope", Page 215-220.
[114] Joni Eareckson Tada, quoted in Inspired Faith 365 Days a Year: Daily Motivation in God's Word (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2012), 93.
[115] Oswald Chambers, "11 February", in My Utmost For His Highest (Grand Rapid: Discovery House, 2017).
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[114] Joni Eareckson Tada, quoted in Inspired Faith 365 Days a Year: Daily Motivation in God's Word (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2012), 93.
[115] Oswald Chambers, "11 February", in My Utmost For His Highest (Grand Rapid: Discovery House, 2017).
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