Full of Mercy

For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 1 Corinthians 1:20-22

Jesus is so wonderful. He is real, He is God, He is Creator of all things, and we can interact with Him this very moment, by His grace through Holy Spirit. The Spirit of the only Living God is our gift and guarantee that our lives here on earth will not be the end of all things, but only the beginning

Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the well. Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it. -- Ecclesiastes 12:6-7

Now I don't have full revelation on this verse from Ecclesiastes, a book of wisdom, so Lord I ask for more wisdom, knowing by faith in Your word that you will give it generously (James 1:5)....but what sticks out so far is that I should 'Remember my Creator' and 'the spirit will return to God who gave it'. Our lives, and bodies here will return to dust, yet we were created as eternal beings. Our spirits live on forever. I am still lacking much revelation on this, but I believe that at the moment of death we will stand before God who gave us life, and we will be assigned an eternal home. Now the best home, the one I am looking forward to, will be with our Lord Jesus forever in His kingdom. The worst home, would be with all the fallen angels and the devil himself, in agony away from the only perfect Love, Jesus. How great our God is! Full of mercy! We don't deserve His love, but He gave it abundantly in His Son Jesus! Thank You Lord!

I was reading Mark 12 and Jesus was asked many questions, one about marriage after death. The religious leaders wondered who this woman who was married seven times would belong to after death. Jesus told them they were 'greatly mistaken'. He reminded them that God said,

" 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly mistaken." (vs. 26b-27)

So I thought, why is this important? Possibly to show that marriage is not important? Then I remembered the verse:

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort." 2 Corinthians 1:3 (read the whole chapter)
Could it be that we are to take the comforts of this life and dream of the greater pleasures of God and the coming of His kingdom?! We may for a temporary moment find love and comfort in a husband or wife, but isn't that only to point us to the real Bridegroom, Jesus...then are not all things we find comfort in here on earth fading away, and if we can should we learn to ask God, 'What is this a taste of?' In the Kingdom of God we are promised lasting pleasure beyond our wildest imaginations. I think that God likes to give us fore-tastes of what is to come. He has in many times in history warned of many things to come, and so He also gives us hope by sparking our dreams to be set on His promises, His kingdom, His glory. What were we made for if not to be loved fully by God, and to love Him back completely? These things are to come! Oh! Come Lord Jesus!

Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. Isaiah 64:4 NIV

However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"-- 1 Corinthians 2:9 NIV