It occurs to me that the primary use of time should be to get better acquainted with God. This only makes sense because each of us will eventually live in the place where time no longer exists and then our experience will be filled with His presence. It seems to me that if we develop a close friendship with God here and now then two things will develop: (1) Our desire to be with Him will only increase through the balance of our lives and (2) When we see Him, our hearts will be overwhelmed.
We've all seen the video footage of the homecoming of troops who have been deployed in dangerous places for extended periods. We've seen how the families have run to their spouse and parent and how they have embraced, with grateful hearts as the separation is finally over. That is how I would like for it to be when I am finally free of earthly bonds. I hope that I run to the arms of Jesus and feel His embrace in a similar way.
So now is the time to develop the kind of relationship with Father and Son, through their Holy Spirit. We are not home yet and we are not fully restored to the immediate presence of our eternal family....but we will be!
Now is the time to make the knowing of God our number one priority!
Romans 5 Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. 2 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory.
blessings,
Rob Smith
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