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THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE DEVOTIONAL SERIES TITLED “INFINITY FOCUS”. READ PART 3 HERE.
Walking boldly towards eternity
Where then is your compass set, and what is your true north? An eternity-centered view of life means that our compass has to point to the true north: not the direction that is pointed to by the limitations of this life and this body. If we make all our plans based on what life is like for us today, we deny ourselves the true meaning of the death and resurrection of Jesus on the cross for us: he did not die just for our here-and-now, he died for our eternity. For an eternity we can spend with him in a state of true restoration.
Our hope has to be in something that’s righteous and holy, in something that goes well beyond this life. Our hope must be in something that’s complete.
“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
And this road through the here-and-now is not designed to be walked alone. Romans 8 reminds us that the Holy Spirit is with us here: we are not alone. Can you see that you’re not alone in this time? No matter what your story has been up until this time. No matter what your story will be tomorrow.
Take heart: this is not the end
This world is fallen, and this world is broken: this is seen in the way things are playing out in the world today. But that’s hardly the conclusion of this play: we can take heart in the fact that God is here with us in this moment, and trust him that this is not the end of this story — not the end of your story, not the end of our story. There’s a redemption plan for every one of us here, and God has created a path for us to grow from here and into his righteousness.
That’s the promise written large in God’s plan for creation: the plan we see in the Five Chapter Gospel.