For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
(1 Corinthians 13:12)
Remembering the innocent child whom we must become again to enter heaven;
Embracing the warmth of family love and protection in our youth;
Facing the reality that evil exists– shaking our belief in innocence and protection;
Leaning on the Lord when doubting the direction for our future;
Emerging as the children of God through faith, obedience, and baptism;
Changing our lives as new Christians to follow in the path of Christ;
Transitioning to an outward focus on others;
Investing in quiet time with the Lord in prayer;
Owning the legacy of suffering as a Christian in this world;
Needing to hold onto faith until the last age when the child in us returns home.
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Remembering the past, reflecting on the present,
embracing the future–which God holds.
And now abide faith, hope, love, these three;
but the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13)
Faith: Isaiah 41:10 “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will uphold you. . .”
Hope: 2 Corinthians 4:16 “Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.”
Love: Matthew 28:20 “. . . and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
God is with us always:
at birth—through life—in death—
in heaven . . . waiting–for us to come home.
(Sharon G. Tate blog 07/12/2020 ) teacherforjesus.com Meditations on God’s Word