Ephesians 2:7 KJV
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
The blessings that God has given the believers are to our ours "in the ages to come." His glorious and exceeding riches are as sure as the breath we breathe, but they are reserved for us in the ages to come.
This is why we wonder why God doesn't seem to bless us as we desire.
This is why it appears that those who are the most worldy are rewarded while the Christians who strive to know the Lord seem like they don't do as well.
This is why promises we se in the Word of God do not appear to be ours as we would love for them to be.
This is why things we proclaim to be true and believe to be true do not seem to be true today.
These exceeding riches do belong to the believers but we receive them, not now, but in the ages to come.
Those Christians of centuries ago understood that. They were willing to endure terrible suffering even unto death because they looked for promises that await them in a future home and not in this lifetime. Christians today would be much more faithful to the Lord if they too sacrificed today for the ages to come.
That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
The blessings that God has given the believers are to our ours "in the ages to come." His glorious and exceeding riches are as sure as the breath we breathe, but they are reserved for us in the ages to come.
This is why we wonder why God doesn't seem to bless us as we desire.
This is why it appears that those who are the most worldy are rewarded while the Christians who strive to know the Lord seem like they don't do as well.
This is why promises we se in the Word of God do not appear to be ours as we would love for them to be.
This is why things we proclaim to be true and believe to be true do not seem to be true today.
These exceeding riches do belong to the believers but we receive them, not now, but in the ages to come.
Those Christians of centuries ago understood that. They were willing to endure terrible suffering even unto death because they looked for promises that await them in a future home and not in this lifetime. Christians today would be much more faithful to the Lord if they too sacrificed today for the ages to come.
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