Seeing Eternity

This past week in Bible School, God impressed on my again what I had shared in the last post. One night we were talking about John the Baptist. The question was, "Why would John wear weird clothes, eat bugs, and live in the desert?" One kid replied, "Cause he knew that he was going to heaven!"

Sure, John did those things, because he was obeying God. He was fulfilling prophesies from hundreds of years before, and with God's strength John was able to live an uncomfortable life. However, just as the boy said, John knew he was going to heaven. He knew this world was not his home, and things here are only temporary. His eyes were set with an eternal focus.

So often we focus on our problems here on earth, when we need to remember that this world is not our home. We have the promise that these troubles will soon pass away. Because of Christ, we will get to put our troubles behind us and spend forever praising Him!

"It will be worth it all, when we see Jesus. Life's trials will seem so small, when we see His face!"