Everyone has one once a year.

Today is my birthday.

I thank God every morning that I am alive and that I have been given another day to live.  I believe life is a precious gift.

But, as you and I know, time marches on and we all get older every year.  Perhaps the older we get the more we appreciate eternal life.  Eternal life is a gift from God, and how thankful I am that I don’t have to earn it.  And so, each morning I also thank God for eternal life.

There is a day coming when God’s Son, Jesus Christ, will return.  It doesn’t really matter whether people believe that or not; it is going to happen.  When he does, those who are born again, both those who have died, and those who are alive, will meet him in the air and so shall we ever be with him!

Isn’t it great that the Bible tells us that when that happens we will all be changed – we will get new bodies!  I think the older you get the more you can appreciate that!  I know I do; how about you?

Yes, I do look forward to the Return of Christ, when there will be no more no more death, sorrow, crying or pain.   And, of course I realize there is no comparison to the life we have today with the  life that is coming.  But until that day comes, I want to live the life I have been given today to the fullest.

We as God’s children do have a great hope – the Return of Christ!  We are not hopeless people.  But until that day comes, we are not helpless people either. 

God is still a God of love and power.  We can live each day, having confidence in Him and in His ability to supply all that we need today so that until His Son returns, we can enjoy the life we have, right now.

Michael Verdicchio
2011

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