“He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5).
Thinking about Carrie… have you gone, like most of us, and sat for several hours doing battle with Princess Leia as she challenged the evil empire, stood up to Hans Solo, and cheered when she strangled Jabba the Hutt?
Everything seemed better when the universe was safe and when all the enemies had been defeated. Peace reigned supreme. What a great feeling!
Then the lights came on and you left the theater. Once out the door you had to battle thorough a haze of cigarette smoke, trek thru the crowds to the parking lot then fight traffic on the interstate on the way home. Maybe total peace had not been accomplished
Have you sat before a blazing fireplace, that special person next to you, and a George Michael song playing over the iphone. Life is good! Love surrounds you.
Then the phone rings and a telemarketer wants to sell you burial insurance. Life ends, you are told, and the mood is broken.
There is a galaxy, however, where the enemies have no presence. They were conquered forever centuries ago, and peace does reign. And there is a mansion with a fireplace there where love is never interrupted. Ever.
The things of this world, the enemies and the interruptions, will never be defeated while we are here. We must step out of the theater of reality and enter the world of the supernatural; the place where Christ reigns and love lives. The place where all our fears are left behind and life (eternal) IS good.
You can go there even now. Open His Word and allow Him to speak. Turn control of your life over to the Lord of Lords and life will make perfect, uninterrupted, peace filled sense.
I have His assurance that He will never leave my side, and that He will always defend me. The Word does not say it will be perfect, it just says it will not be lonely, and that defeat has been defeated. What more could you ask?
Why are you waiting. The Galaxy beckons. An eternal empire with the King of King on His throne. It’s a box office hit. Don’t miss it.!
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