What’s your expectation? As a follower of Christ do you expect that this world will be without trouble? If so, you’re theology is a bit out of skew. God’s Word never tells us that we will be trouble free in this world. In fact, the Bible is replete with verses that tell us just the opposite.
We should expect tribulation. We should expect sorrow. We should expect persecution and heartache.
When we look for the things of Heaven in the real world, meaning the world that is full of sin and evil and strife we are expecting the “then and there” in the “here and now.” (words of Voddie Baucham) When we over realize eschatology we come to wrong conclusions, wrong conclusions breed discontentment. Health, wealth and prosperity are never the answer for our spiritual woes. God’s word says we should be content, looking for perfection, what is to come, in the here and now leads to discontentment. Pastor Voddie Baucham says there are 2 main problems that morph when we expect Heaven in the real world.
We question God, and we get angry and shake our fists at God.
Dear believer, this world, this “real” world is not our home. We cannot expect this life to be without trouble. This life is full of evil, the Father of Lies lives in this world. This world, the here and now, will disappoint us! But the there and then, Heaven will fulfill all our longings. We will stand before the throne, face to face with our Heavenly Father. We will worship the Lamb of God and cry “Holy, Holy, Holy.” And what a glorious day that will be!
Pastor Voddie’s series on Revelation can be found here.
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