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Are you getting ready for the future?
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We always seem to be getting ready for something, don’t we? We get ready for dinner. We get ready for a date. We get ready for work. It’s surprising how much time we spend getting ready for something. Sometimes we look forward to special events in the future and get ready for them. Vacations. Birthdays. Holidays. What about our future with Jesus?
Jesus wants us to be with him forever. And he’s made all the preparations. He became one of us. He paid the ransom to release us from the punishment for our own faults and failures. He bled and died in our place. Then on Easter morning he left death behind and rose from the grave. He did all that for us, so we could live with him forever. Because of Jesus, our future with him in heaven is waiting for each one of us.
So what have you done to get ready for your future with Jesus? Is there anything you should do? Anything you can do? Well, there is something you can do. You can get ready by worshiping with others who are going to heaven too. It may not seem like much, but it’s important. We always seem to have a thousand other things to do, but worship prepares us for our future with Jesus.
In worship we listen to Jesus tell us that he wants us to live with him forever. That’s a reassurance we need to hear. You see, we forget so quickly. When things are going well for us, we don’t think about our future with Jesus. We just enjoy the present. But sometimes we forget our future with Jesus when life is difficult. When things are bad, we worry and fret. Sometimes we even blame Jesus.
In good and bad times, it is important to come to worship. As we sit in church, sing the hymns, listen to the readings and the sermon, and receive the Lord’s body and blood; Jesus touches our hearts. In worship we hear the message of Jesus. He doesn’t promise to touch our hearts when we’re fishing, watching TV, or sleeping. But he does promise to get us ready for our lives with him when we worship.
So what are you doing to get ready for your future with Jesus? Don’t forget that regular worship is one thing you can do to get ready for your eternal future.
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