January 25, 2012

2 Corinthians 5:6-8 NASB
Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—for we walk by faith, not by sight—we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

Personal Challenge...
What a dilemma to live with every day...to be here on earth in our physical bodies separated from the presence of our Lord or to be absent from our physical bodies and in the presence of our King. What a great reason for living each day by faith, knowing in our hearts and ultimately our minds that today is the day that the Lord has given us to live for Him and through Him. Through this kind of living we can bring a piece of Heaven to those around us. Eternity has already started for those of us who claim Jesus as our Lord...it does not start when we die physically because through Him we have already died to our physical selves and are (or should be) living for Him now.