A Bright Future

Bible reading: Luke 23:32 – 43

Step 3: We made a decision to turn our lives and our wills over to the care of God.

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.” (Romans 12:1)

Principle 3: Consciously choose to commit all of my life and will to Christ care and control.

“Happy are the meek.” (Matthew 5:8)

Perhaps we become so disappointed that we have given up hope for the future altogether. We don’t know what the future holds, but when we give our lives to God, he can be trusted with our future. Regardless of how bad our lives might be at the moment, we can still trust him to bring about glorious good in our lives.

Here’s a story of a man who dared to trust God with his future. And he trusted God when it looked like he didn’t have a future to look forward to. “To others, criminals, were led out to be executed with him [Jesus] at a place called ‘The Skull’. They’re all 3 were crucified – Jesus on the center cross, and the 2 criminals on either side… One of the criminals hanging beside himself, ‘So, you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself – and us, too, while you’re at it!’ But the other criminal protested. ‘Don’t you even fear God when you are dying? We deserve to die for our evil deeds, but this man has done one thing wrong.’ Then he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your King.’ And Jesus replied, ‘Today you will be with me in Paradise. This is a solemn promise’”. (Luke 23:32 – 33, 39 – 43)

No matter what dire straits we may find ourselves in presently, we can give God our future and be assured that eternal life in Paradise will far outweigh the suffering of this present life he can also transform our lives right now, making our future down here as bright as the heavenly one!

Even when everything seems darkened hopeless, God promises us a bright, new future.

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