No More   

Romans 8:23

And even we Christians, although we have the Holy Spirit

within us as a foretaste of future glory, also groan to be

released from pain and suffering.  We, too, wait anxiously

for that day when God will give us our full rights as His

children, including the new bodies He has promised us.  (NLT)

     No matter where people live on this planet or what they believe in, everyone, both the good and the bad experience the difficulties and hardships that living in a fallen world brings.  No one is exempt from the suffering that is as part of living as breathing is.  Everyone faces challenging obstacles that threatens their way of life, their health, and often their very lives.  All human flesh is destined to die and decay.  We are all susceptible to disease, starvation, accidents, nature’s wrath, and are at risk of being murdered—realities we must face every day of our very short lives.  We are surrounded on all sides by the decadence of this fallen world and it causes most people to live in fear, doubt, and hopelessness, because they know it is inevitable that something bad will eventually happen in their lives that will take what little happiness they may have found while trying to survive in a world that wants their souls.  The entire planet and all its living creatures suffer from the effects of sin and the battles within—battles that can destroy our hearts and minds, and rob the life from our souls. 

     When you are uncertain about the Truth and what lies beyond this short life, it leaves you fearful, unprepared, and living in vain.  Trying to survive in this fallen world where Satan reigns, and do it in a body that is destined to die are real and very sobering realities that will remain the same until the Day of the Lord’s glorious return.  But there is Hope amidst all of the difficult realities of living in this broken world.  And that Hope is in the Good News of our Lord God and Savior, Jesus Christ—the Hope of knowing that no matter what kind of pain and suffering you are experiencing now or will experience in the future, you have the eternal joy and peace that comes when you are a child of the Living God.   As God’s redeemed child, you are never alone in any of your tribulations, because God is always with you, helping you persevere with joy during your afflictions, because you know that even if you die, you will live.  With the promises of God planted firmly in your heart, my friend, you will survive even the worst that this fallen world can do—and live through it forever!

                                           A Whisper of Hope

This fallen world…promises you nothing but shallow happiness, fleeting pleasure, and fear of the unknown.  But I, your Lord God, promise you a new and better life now, and a perfect, eternal life when this one comes to an end.  It is certain you will suffer in this life, but when you live in Me your suffering is short and one day, will be no more!

Romans 8:21

All creation anticipates the day when

it will join God’s children in glorious

freedom from death and decay.  (NLT)

                   Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared

                        to the glory He will give us later.

                                                      (Romans 8:18)