“Living the REAL Life”

“Living the REAL Life”

 

Think about the things of Heaven, not the things of earth.  For you died to this life, and your REAL life is hidden with Christ in God.  And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in ALL His Glory.     Colossians 3:2-4

 

This LIFE we are living here on earth is a TEMPORARY LIFE, and the Apostle Paul thought it NECESSARY for the CHILDREN of the LIVING GOD, to FOCUS or CONCENTRATE on the ETERNAL THINGS and NOT the TEMPORAL things.  Paul knew that as long as mankind dwells on this earth, they will be subject to earthly things, but he is encouraging his readers to NOT let the things of the world, the temporal things take precedence over the things of Heaven, the ETERNAL things. 

 

 Paul was indicating that LIFE in this world would be BETTER if it is LIVED through the POWER of the RESURRECTED, GLORIFIED JESUS CHRIST, a POWER that is FAR BEYOND any POWER on EARTH.  These EARTHLY THINGS are of a MORAL NATURE, such as:  SEXUAL IMMORALITY, IMPURITY, LUST, EVIL DESIRE, AND GREED, which is IDOLATRY. They are NOT the PHYSICAL things.  EVERY PHYSICAL thing God created is GOOD, including the BODY.

 

However, having a PHYSICAL BODY gives opportunity for the WORKS of the FLESH (the MORAL) to surface.  Paul warned about setting your affections on these EARTHLY THINGS and perverting the PURPOSE that God has for them.  When a person comes to Christ for their SALVATION, the moment they are SAVED they DIE to the EVIL of the FLESH, the SIN NATURE.  And they become SECURE and SAFE in CHRIST.  Then the HEAVENLY THINGS should become the MAJOR FOCUS.  

 

When CHRIST APPEARS at the RAPTURE, the TRUE BELIEVERS will appear with Him and will be GLORIFIED. The Apostle John put it this way: We know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” (1 John 3:2).   And this is the REAL LIFE, an ETERNAL LIFE that will NEVER DIE or FADE AWAY but will spend ALL of ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS!!  So, FOCUS your ATTENTION UPWARD to HEAVEN, and FORWARD to His RETURN in the CLOUDS.  ARE YOU READY??

 

This is what you MUST DO to be READY:  You MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, who GAVE His Life to SAVE your SOUL from an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY TO ESCAPE, once you are there. You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS died for YOU and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to HIM and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS. And you MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your WORLDLY, SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and LIVE A REAL LIFE, that will LAST THROUGH ALL ETERNITY, in HEAVEN with the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND.