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1 Peter 1:6
6 Wherein
6 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, NASB
It is this hope, or this confidence, of a salvation (freedom from death or permanent separation from God), of an eternal inheritance promised and held in trust by God, that should bring you tremendous joy and inner happiness in your life.
This life on this earth is a short life. We all will only be here but a few decades. And, even if you lived to be a thousand years old, your life here would still be considered very short when compared to all of eternity.
Eternity is an endless number of years. It is billions of trillions of quadrillions of years and much more. How can you compare any set number to infinity? There is no comparison.
Most folks consider their life as an endless repetition of days. We get up in the morning, go to work, work and then we come home. We spend our free time doing chores or hobbies. We all expect that a paycheck will always be there to pay the bills and debts, with some left over for entertainment. Most folks expect that their health will be reasonably well for most of their life. Most folks expect that their life will continue in its seemingly endless repetition, without much in the way of interruption. That becomes their subtle security in life.
But wait. Hasn’t there been quite the stir in recent days regarding the economy? Aren’t there endless possibilities of accidents, injuries, health issues that might arise, business downturns or layoffs? Is life, here in this world really that secure?
And of course the answer is no.
For many folks accidents or handicaps, age or social ostracism, or just plain bad luck, follow their life like stink on stink. Troubles follow everyone, and even billionaires have their troubles. No one is excluded from life's problems.
And certainly no one is excluded from their ultimate death and cessation of this life. The one problem that you cannot escape, or buy your way out of.
But for the most of us, life is an endless string of pressure filled days. Living hand to mouth and living under constant pressures from day to day, our lives just drag on and on and on. And if we are lucky, then maybe there will be some good times mixed in. And if we are pursuing our daily Bible study, then our lives are filled with Gods promises and our dreams of one day having far better than we could ever have in this life.
The trials in this world are many, and range from broken finger nails to broken lives, but Gods promises are many as well, and His promises are certain and guaranteed.
