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Introduction
I recently heard a song that had a very interesting line in it.
The song is about cancer and how so many have suffered from it and how much the treatment costs and how we as humans are desperate to extend our lives even if only for a minute.
And then the artist makes this statement.
“We’re all human, we’ll keep fighting ’cause it’s how we survive
But it’s scary ’cause we don’t know where we’ll go when we die”
Within our world and culture there exists a terror of death.
This terror has its roots in the reality that people don’t know what comes next!
They are terrified of no longer existing, terrified of the end.
We as Christians know that death is not the end.
In death our body is separated from our soul and spirit.
These bodies will deteriorate and return to dust, but the immaterial part of us will be with the Lord!
We do not need to fear death because death, for the believer, is the beginning of life in the presence of Jesus.
Next week is Thanksgiving.
As followers of Jesus, we should be the most thankful people ever.
Why?
Because we have so much to be thankful for!
One of the greatest blessings we have is a guaranteed future.
That is what the end of Psalm 23 is about.
We have a certain future as children of God.
The last phrase in Psalm 23 says this.
“And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”
As we consider thanksgiving.
This is what I am thankful for.
My eternal future is secure.
Is yours?
Principle:
We can be confident of a future life with Christ.
Guidance:
Scripture reveals three truths an eternal confidence is built on.
Outcome:
Confidence in a future with Christ gives present boldness in His service.
Three truths to build our confidence on.
Truth #1…
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We Will Be With Christ
“I will dwell” is one Hebrew word.
It is in the perfect tense which means that this is a guarantee.
What is stated here absolutely will take place.
We will dwell in the house of the Lord.
“House” is the idea of dwelling.
We will dwell where God dwells.
How do we know this is true?
How can we be confident that we will be in the presence of God?
How can we know for certain that we will be with Jesus?
Of first importance is the promise of Christ Himself.
John 14:3
Does Jesus lie?
No.
What did Jesus promise here?
1 - He would go.
2 - He would return.
3 - He would take us with Him.
4 - We will be with him.
Here’s the bottom line.
God cannot lie.
Therefore, He either keeps these promises or He is not God!
He has promised that we will be with Him!
Paul reminds Titus of this promise and includes the fact that God cannot lie.
Titus 1:2
God promised eternal life before time began!
This truth is supported by the fact that all the way back to the beginning we have testimony of this expectation.
Job, even in the midst of everything he endured, said this.
Job 19:25-27
I love this confidence!
We have a certain future!
Our redeemer lives!
He will stand on the earth again.
Our skin may be destroyed yet in our flesh we will see God!
My eyes will see Him.
Does your heart yearn for that?
We are going to be with Christ!
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 gives us an important element of all this.
2 Corinthians 5:6-8
Faith is required to believe these promises.
We take this on faith.
We have not met anyone who is living their eternal life.
We believe what God has revealed in His Word.
This requires faith.
And yet, Paul writes that we are confident!
One day, when I have finished what God has for me here on earth, I am going to die.
My body will separate from my soul and spirit.
The very moment, the instant that happens, I will be absent from the body and present with the Lord.
I believe that by faith.
Do you?
Here’s our lesson
Every single believer will one day enter the eternal presence of Jesus.
repeat
This is our hope!
In this we place our confidence!
God has promised, He cannot lie, we will be in his presence!
We are going to be face to face with our Redeemer.
For this we give thanks.
Sing with me
“Saved by Grace”
“I shall see Him face to face, and tell the story saved by grace!”
Woo! Amen! Hallelujah!
This is what we build our confidence on.
Truth #1.
We will be with Christ.
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