Eyes Up
Dearly beloved of God, look up for our redemption draws near. In Christ, we were sealed with the holy spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the day of our redemption, the day that Christ will return to redeem those that he purchased with his life.
We have an inheritance that is incorruptible and undefiled and it does not fade away. It is reserved for us in heaven.
God called us to His kingdom and glory. We are partakers of a heavenly calling, and our hope is reserved for us in the heaven, so rejoice!
We were made alive together with Christ,(by grace you are saved;) and He raised us up together and caused us to sit together in the heavenly realm in Christ Jesus so that in the coming ages He might display the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Read Ephesians 2:5-7, and see for yourself.
Since we were raised together with Christ we are to seek those things which are above where Christ sits at the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on earthly things.
When Christ, our life, shall appear, then we shall also appear with him in glory. God called us by His Word to the acquisition of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ so rejoice!
Do not be fashioned by this age, dearly beloved, it is an evil age. Instead be transfigured by the renewing of the mind so that you may prove what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.
Let the Word concerning Christ dwell in you richly. It will transform you. God has given us the measure that we are to believe, so be filled with the knowledge of God concerning who you are in Christ.
Jesus Christ paid the price for our redemption. He laid down his life for us, and by the grace of God we became heirs of salvation and we have the hope of eternal life.
We were saved by grace, not by works so that no one may boast. God saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus.
Dearly beloved of God, be confident that He Who began a good work in you will continue to perform it until the day of Christ Jesus. He will never leave you, nor ever, ever forsake you. He is God your Father and He is your Helper.
Give thanks to the Father, Who made us competent for a share of the holy ones in the light. He delivered us from the authority of darkness, and He transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, so rejoice!
Our citizenship is in heaven, so get those eyes up. Until Christ returns to redeem us, patiently wait for him; he IS coming!
Our gathering together unto the Lord Jesus Christ in the air will only be the opening event of the ages to come. We will live in the presence of God and His Son forever and ever.
When we meet the Lord in the air we shall always be with him.
Nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord; nothing, so rejoice!
It will take the Father the coming ages to display the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. In His presence is fulness of joy. At His right hand there are pleasures forevermore.