Title The future is guaranteed
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The Gospel of John (82) The future is guaranteed (John 14:1-6)
< The future is guaranteed >
Why shouldn't the saints be grieved? Because the future is guaranteed (verse 2). Now the Lord is preparing a place for us in heaven. The more you think about it, the more all your worries will disappear. According to one medical report, depression increases as the days get shorter, and depression peaks around the winter solstice, when the days are the shortest of the year. That means even the body needs sunlight. Likewise, the soul needs spiritual sunlight. That spiritual sunlight is the 'Heaven's Hope'.
If you have a firm hope for heaven, you will have peace of mind even in the midst of hardship. When a saint dies, he must go to heaven. But more importantly, before going to heaven, live a life in heaven on this earth. For that purpose, let go of excessive greed and live a life that responds to the call rather than a life of chasing and being chased. Rather than chasing after the size of an apartment, if you always think about the will of God who sent you to this earth, your life will become brighter, your face will become brighter, and your heart will become brighter.
There is no such thing as a happy life like living according to the voice of God and the sound of the drums of heaven. Now, don't focus only on earning a lot, but focus more on giving and giving a lot and doing God's will on this earth.
The determination, hard work, courage, and creativity of successful people in business need to be learned, but success in business does not necessarily lead to success in life. A person who is poor but lives with a fragrance around him through wholesome work every day is a successful person, and a woman who pours the perfumed oil she had prepared for marriage on Jesus' head and washed Jesus' feet with her hair is also a successful person. A housewife who is exhausted from her work life and goes out to find a home for the disabled to practice a life of volunteering at least once a week is also a successful person.
<Jesus is the way>
Another reason why believers should not be grieved is that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life (verse 6). When the road is blocked, it is time to take root deeply in Jesus. When Jeju Island experienced a severe drought that left most orchards devastated, only the poisonous orchards thrived on tangerines. It is said that the reason was that the trees were deeply rooted and watered only enough to keep them from dying while sparing water on a regular basis. The reason trials come is a sign from God to deepen our roots of faith and live a little more humble.
People are not humble when things are going well. It becomes even more difficult to humble yourself, especially if you have material things, honor, and power. That is why God provided a check against suffering. Therefore, when suffering comes, accept it as an invitation from God. If you have such a sincere faith, you will surely find the joy of life in the midst of suffering, and eventually you will pass through the tunnel of suffering and soon experience victory.
Do not be confident in yourself, seek the Lord. People think they know a lot, but what do they know? As the years go by, I think that I have lived without knowing too much. People think they are very capable, but if they do, what abilities do they have? This is what life looks like when you get into a little bit of difficulty and collapse helplessly. No matter how strong you are in the past, your life will crumble in the face of time. In the end, people do not live by their own strength, but by the grace and love of the Lord who became the way.
People usually have a desire to be good only to themselves. That greed turns into an obsession, and that obsession eventually turns into disappointment and hatred. That is the end of human love. On the other hand, the love of the Lord is different. His love does not change because He is always interested in giving more and understanding more. With that unchanging love as the background, let go of your excessive expectations of receiving human love and think about how you can help others even a little bit more. The more sensitive you are to someone's needs, the less your worries will dissipate, and the mystical joys will in their place.