Just for a moment, close your eyes and imagine you just died. (Morbid, I know, but one thing is certain, we will one day die.) I am told that for many there is a white light taking you to heaven to spend eternity with God. Your family will be sad, but you will be ecstatic. As you enter heaven there is a crowd waiting for you with perhaps even people you know who have gone before you lined up creating an aisle for you to walk through. When all of a sudden Jesus steps into the middle of the aisle and calls your name.
Then he does a most remarkable thing, he gives you a standing ovation. Jesus Christ our Lord claps for joy and your entrance into eternity.
Why is it that we focus so much on the problems of the day? We are so anxious about our problems that we miss developing an eternal perspective. All of our problems will not go away with an eternal perspective, but our life will be focused on the right priority. And that is “to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37)
Make your decisions today based on an eternal perspective. God’s unfailing love is with you today and for eternity. You already have his standing ovation!
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