Our Best Days Are Ahead Of Us

Many of you know that I like to take photographs with my trusty camera.  I really enjoy taking pictures of God's beautiful creation outside.  I like capturing the beautiful leaves on the trees, lovely sunsets, and all kind of birds and animals that God created.

This time of year is really hard for me to do what I love to do and that is take pictures outside.  I go to work and when I come home it is already dark outside.  It gets dark really early this time of the year and that is a complete bummer when you like taking photos outside.

There is another thing about this time of the year where I live.  All of the leaves have fallen off of the trees and the grass is starting to turn brown in places.  Everything seems to be turning gloomy looking.  Dead looking trees with no leaves don't really make a nice picture in my eyes anyway.

Looking at the dark and gloomy landscape got me to thinking.  Sometimes life can seen rather bleak and gloomy with no hope in sight.  We may think that it will always be gloomy and then we get to feeling all down and depressed, but you know what?

Things don't always stay dark and gloomy.  Eventually there will be a fresh coating (or several tons) of snow falling on the Northern Maine landscape around where I live.  I am not a fan of the snow and extreme cold, but I know that one day spring (or mud season as some call it) will come once again and then summer will also come.

We know that the seasons will eventually change and things will start to come to life again.  We have hope that things will get better.  Things will get better in our lives too.  Sometimes our lives can seem dark and gloomy.  The years seem to fly by and we start to age and our bodies start to change in not so fun ways.  We can't seem to do those things we used to enjoy doing.

We believers in Jesus Christ have a wonderful hope in Him.  This life with all of it's dark and gloominess is not all there is.  There is a place in Heaven for you being prepared just for you by Christ Jesus our Lord Himself.  He even promises to give us a new body that is fit for Heaven.  Our new body will be designed for eternity and it will never get old or wear out like the one we have now.

We have a great promise and a great hope in the Lord Jesus Christ.  Jesus Christ died on the Cross for our sins once and for all.  He paid the penalty for our sin and it is through His shed blood that we are saved.  We must receive His forgiveness by confessing our sins to Him and receiving Him as our Lord and Savior.

When we place our faith and trust in Jesus Christ and in Him alone we are forgiven and saved for all eternity.  We believers in Jesus Christ have the Holy Spirit dwelling within us sealing us for the day of redemption when we enter in Heaven and see Jesus with our very own eyes.  What a great and wonderful day that will be indeed.

I am looking forward to that day when I see Jesus.  I do hope my family, friends, and co-workers will come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior so they can be in Heaven too.

We believers in Jesus Christ have a great and wonderful hope in Him.  Our best days are ahead of us and they are not gloomy.


Lord,
Thank You for the hope we have in You through Jesus Christ.
I praise Your Name. 
Help us to keep our focus on You.
Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.