A doctor was reviewing his list of patients, and said to his nurse, “I can’t understand it. We had more patients last year than we have had this year. I wonder where they are going.” “Rather than worry,” said his nurse, “let’s hope for their best.”
In the
routines of life, it's easy to settle for hoping things turn out for the best.
Yet, we have the best – the gift of God’s salvation. His provision in the
present and His promise for eternity. David, writing in Psalm 23 said, “You
(God) prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies.” No matter how
difficult our days or how dark our nights, God will provide for our every need.
And Jesus
said, “…if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take
you to myself, that where I am you may be also.” When our life on earth ends
and we have completed the work that He has for us to do, we have His Word that
He will take us to be with Him forever. This transforms mere hope into
confident assurance: God cares for us fully now, sustaining us through every
trial, and will one day welcome us home forever, where His best is realized
without end in His unchanging love. We simply need to ask as did the thief on
the cross: “Lord, remember me.”
Prayer: Father, we ask for Your salvation now and the
assurance of life with You in heaven. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with
me in paradise.” Luke 23:39-43
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