Eternity Through the Lens of Today

Here is one way to think of eternity besides a distant time that will exist when we leave this earth and begin our life in Heaven: When Jesus supernaturally healed the sick, He called it a “sign.” Why is it a sign; why isn’t it just a healing? The answer lies in the reason the person actually got healed. Let me explain; a miracle happens when a superior ecosystem superimposes itself over an inferior ecosystem. In other words, a world that transcends the reality of the laws of physics and the laws of nature, (a world where there is no sickness, death or even aging), crashing in on the sick person, resulting in the infinite imposing its superior will on the finite.

Jesus explained it like this, “Heal the sick, cast out demons and say to them, “The kingdom of God has come near you,” (Matthew 10). What is called a miracle in this realm, is the normal condition of the superior laws of the kingdom of God — it was made for today!

Many things we toil and sow in the grounds of our earthly life are not seen until we enter Heaven's gate. Matthew 5:12 says, “Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in Heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets.” The epistles are filled with mention of rewards in Heaven; crowns of righteousness and of life. So take heart, the very things that burden our hearts here on the earth will be reason for reward in Heaven. 

I want to urge you to become more concerned with the treasures of Heaven than the treasures of this earth. No, there is nothing wrong with having a nice home and nice things, but these material items are fleeting in the hands of time. Matthew 6:21 says, “For where your treasure is there your heart will be also.” We want our hearts to be rooted in the grounds of Heaven, seated in the throne room of God, and impacting the reality of earth. The value of what's to come has greater value than what you could accumulate on the earth.

There are many people toying with eternity in the name of grace — they have birthed whole movements based on accepting destructive sin in the name of “loving” your neighbor. But, this is the fine line we walk on this side of time; if we allow the deception of the enemy to erode at our earthly being in the name of momentary comfort it impacts our eternal destination. Let me be clear, I believe the gospel is full of grace and God does not send people to hell, rather, He said, “Over my dead body” and sent His only son so that we could be saved. But, the weight of these toxic trends disguised in the notion of love have been weighing on my heart because of the eternal implications this has on a person's life. Eternity is sealed with a settled stamp; there is no return policy, you can’t work a night shift to pay off a debt — the sale is fixed.

So I want to urge us in a world that is focused on the present satisfactory success of life, may we become people that build a strong firm foundation for eternity. May we live a life that is echoed into eternity as, “Job well done, my good and faithful servant.” I charge you to be a people that fight for Truth amongst the crowd of lies, that sacrifice popularity for the pleasure of God, and live for something bigger than yourself. I pray we are known as people that surrender our weapons to sing an anthem that aligns with Heaven and echoes into eternity.