“So we fix our eyes not on what is
seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is
unseen is eternal,” (2 Corinthians 4:18). All of the pain, sorrow, and hurt in
this world are temporary. It will not last forever. It could last 10 minutes, 10 days, or even 10
years, but it won’t last forever. When we fix our eyes only on the pain,
sorrow, and hurt we can be tempted to given into the lie that this will last
forever. However, for those who place their hope in the Lord it will end, and
in light of eternity we can know that only good is promised to us and only good
will come.
Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know
the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord,
“plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
God cannot lie and those words are not a
bandage for temporary relief, but a promise spoken out of love and truth…a
promise for both you and me. We can have hope in the Lord and in what He says,
because He is the way, the truth, and the life. “Very
truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life,” John 6:47. Life goes on.
"The Lord is
my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake.
Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever."
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever."
- Psalm 23