We Shall Be Like Jesus

Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Every siren we hear reminds us that this world is a place of pain, suffering, loss, death and heartache. There’s a better place coming for the Saints of God.

I’m anticipating that "glory which shall be revealed in us". That’s when we will be changed. We shall be like Jesus Christ.

1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Think about it. I believe this will happen at the Catching Up---the Rapture of the dead and living Saints to meet Jesus "when he shall appear" in the clouds. These frail, weak, dying bodies will be replaced with bodies that are perfect and eternal.

So, while “weeping may endure for a night, ...joy cometh in the morning,” Psalm 30:5. The problems we have in this life aren't worthy to be compared to the glory we will experience in Heaven.

A Child Of The King

Romans 8:15-16 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

When we believe in Christ our sins are forgiven, and we become a child of the King. We’re free from the bondage of sin and fear. We’ve received the Spirit of Adoption which allows us to call our new Heavenly Father “Abba” which means “Daddy”.

It’s such an intimate relationship. When we hurt we can cry out to “Daddy” like a small helpless child and know He will hear us. He loved us enough to send His beloved Son to die on a cruel cross for our sins, so we know He cares for us in our need.

We respect and reverence our “Daddy”.

Once I was clothed in the rags of my sin, Wretched and poor, lost and lonely within.

But with wondrous compassion, the King of all kings, In pity and love,

 took me under His wings.

Oh, yes, oh yes, I'm a child of the King; His royal blood now flows in my veins.

And I who was wretched and poor now can sing; Praise God, praise God, 

I'm a child of the King.

Bill and Gloria Gaither

In Christ Jesus

Romans 8:1-4  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

When Jesus comes into a believer’s life He changes everything. “In Christ Jesus” the Holy Spirit dwells within us, giving us the ability to stand against sin. This doesn’t suggest that we are perfect---thank God for grace!--- but the Lord makes new creatures of  us, and we are no longer condemned.

“In Christ Jesus” we’ve  been given the tools we need to live a holy life for His glory. The secret is in using them.  Study God’s Word every day. Pray, trust, and obey every day.

“In Christ Jesus” we are His sheep and He is our Shepherd, and I claim this “eternal life” promise.

John 10:27-28  My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

Times Of Solitude

It was on the lonely hills of Judea with a flock of sheep for companions, the starry sky for a cathedral, and the vast expanse of nature for his classroom that David learned some of the most valuable and basic lessons of life.

He learned how to be alone with God and with himself. Away from distraction and noise, he learned how to hear the voice of God, how to commune with Him, and  how to worship the Lord. No wonder God called him a man after His own heart.

Jesus  sought time to be alone with His Father. Luke 6:12  And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

It’s in the times of solitude---when God shuts us off with Himself---that we learn to hear His voice and walk with Him. God prepares us for greater things during times of  solitude.

Make time and take time to be  alone with God.