Trusting God with Your Eternity

Posted on Jul 13, 2021 Topic : Men's Christian Living, Prophecy, Women's Christian Living
Posted by : Ed Hindson

God has planned an incredible eternal experience for every believer. We were created for eternity and redeemed for eternity. But life has a way of focusing our attention on our immediate cares and not our ultimate goal. We are easily caught up in daily tasks that take our time and attention away from the ultimate purpose for which we were created. The Bible reminds us that while God has “made everything beautiful in its time,” He has also “put eternity in [our] hearts” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). No matter how hard we try, we are never satisfied with anything less than that which is eternal.

Jesus said of those who believed in Him, “And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish” (John 10:28). As He prayed the night before His crucifixion, Jesus said, “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent” (John 17:3). In his first letter, Jesus’ disciple John said, “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life (1 John 5:13).

I have been in the ministry for over fifty years, trying to help people go to heaven. While I’ve discovered most people want to go to heaven, they are not in a hurry to get there. Most of us go out of our way to delay the inevitable. If the destination is so great, why do we go kicking and screaming? If heaven is real, then we should have a driving passion to be there. We don’t want to rush the timing of God, but neither should we dread all that the Lord has for us.

The older you are, the sooner you want Jesus to come back. Why? Because you’re running out of time! On the other hand, my students at university are in no hurry for Him to come. They say things like, “I hope Jesus isn’t going to come too soon!”

“Why?”

“I’m not married! I don’t want Him to come before I get married.”

I like to remind them that a God who loves them enough to send His Son to the cross to die for their sins, loves them enough to come back when the time is right. You can trust Him for His perfect timing. The promises in Scripture are very clear that whoever has the Son has eternal life (1 John 5:12). Once you receive Jesus as your Savior, the Spirit of God comes to live within your heart and soul. You already have eternal life. Believers will simply change the place of our existence with that gift of everlasting life. We will live forever because the eternal God lives in us.