Beyond Imagination

“If we have placed our hope in Christ Jesus for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone.” (1 Corinthians 15:19 CSB)

The “good life” is what many seek. Definitions vary, but nearly all of them center on this world and refer to land, houses, cars, food, sex and so on. These are by no means “bad” in and of themselves. The problem comes when they become THE focus of what is called "the good life."

The good folks of the Corinth Church had lots of problems, not the least of which was some odd teachings about the resurrection. Some in their midst were teaching that there is no resurrection, or, that if there is one it already happened, so that “what you see is what you get.” In other words, some of the church members were unsettling others by teaching that this life is all there is.

Is there nothing more? Is this all there is? Those questions are the heart of the issue, not just then but now as well.

Here is Paul’s answer: “If we have placed our hope in Christ Jesus for this life only, we should be pitied more than anyone.”

What you see is not what you get. We have a heavenly home that is prepared for us. It is as far superior to anything we could possibly imagine on this earth as the complexity of the human body is to an amoeba. We have placed our hope for a heavenly home in Jesus Christ, who was raised from the dead, and as He was, so we will be.

A thrilling life beyond our imagination awaits us in heaven.

“Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure.” (1 John 3:2-3 CSB)

Lord, All our hope is in You. We thank You for Your promise of heaven to us, and we thank You how that enables us to live the truly “good life” now in You. Amen.