This is a good weekend to hold our place in our life stories and peek into the
last chapter, the epilogue . . . to look ahead to the light at the end of the tunnel.
Since I wrote last time, I again made my way through the Lehigh Tunnel. And again, I gripped the wheel a little tighter and found myself looking past the car in front of me to the light at the end. In the darkness, I couldn't help but link the beckoning light to Jesus and to heaven.
Many of us know about heaven, but how easy to become so near-sighted that we tend to have a tunnel-bound perspective. The events of our lives and of our broken world loom large, and in the daily-ness of it all, we may forget we have a bright, glorious hope ahead of us. The best is yet to come! All because Jesus died in our place on the cross. All because of His resurrection.
So, let’s remind ourselves of Jesus' words: “Let not your hearts be troubled. In my Father’s
house are many dwelling places. I go to prepare a place for you . . . I will
come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also” (John
14:1-3).
Peter reminded us of our “inheritance that is imperishable –
beyond the reach of change and decay, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven
for you” (1 Peter 1:4).
John described our eternal destiny this way:
“God will dwell with them and they shall be His people. God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor
crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed
away” (21:3, 4). And He (Christ) shall reign forever and ever” (11:15).
You don’t have to be like a driver lost in a long dark tunnel. Look up! Look ahead! This is
our hope! We already have a bright, happily-ever-after ending to our story!
But the path of the righteous is like the shining light
that shines more and more unto the perfect day.
Proverbs 4:18
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