Monday, 9 October 2023

Mortality swallowed up by life

2 Corinthians 5: 1-5

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. 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, 3 if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. 4 For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

Point to ponder
Today it is good to know that this earth with all its brokenness, failures and heartache, is temporary.  We but live in a tent - a temporary dwelling - our eternal house, our permanent dwelling is in heaven.  While we are longing for our eternal home, desiring to be clothed with the splendor of God's glory, once again let us be encouraged by knowing that ultimately mortality is swallowed up by life.  God prepares us for that life, by giving us His Spirit as a guarantee - to be with us.  He is Emmanuel, God with us in this temporary tent abode!  Heaven came to our earthly house so that mortality is swallowed up in life and we can be united with Him forever.



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