“I am going there to prepare a place for you . . . And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” John 14:2-3 (NIV)
No matter what I'm going through, no matter what adversity or discouragement I experience, I can be thankful that the pain is not going to last. God has prepared a home for me in heaven! This life is not all there is.
My current home that I love is nothing compared to the place that Jesus has been preparing for his bride, the church. How long has God been preparing heaven for me?
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world’” (Matthew 25:34 NLT).
That’s a long time to prepare! God has been preparing heaven since the creation of the world.
There is more to life than here and now, and one day God is going to settle the score and right the wrongs. This is not the end of the story!
Heaven will be beautiful and enjoyable and restful and rewarding. But the best part is that we will be with Jesus—walking and talking with him and sitting at his feet. He said in John 14:2-3, “I am going there to prepare a place for you . . . And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am” (NIV).
What an incredible promise! I get to be with Jesus forever. God wanted a family, so he chose me and is preparing a place for me. If I trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord of my life, that promise is for me.
In summary:
Jesus promises that no matter what struggles I face now, they are temporary because He has been preparing a place for me in heaven since the creation of the world. This life is not the whole story—God will one day make all things right, and the home He is preparing will be beautiful, restful, and rewarding. But the greatest part of heaven is being with Jesus Himself, the One who said He will return to take me to be where He is. God wanted a family, chose me, and offers this promise to all who trust Jesus as Savior and Lord.
Bottom Line:
My present struggles are temporary because Jesus has prepared an eternal home for me, and the greatest promise is that I will be with Him forever.
Next Step:
Pause today to thank Jesus for the eternal home He’s preparing and then choose one worry or discouragement you’re carrying—and consciously place it in His hands, reminding yourself that this life is not the end of the story.
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