Today's Daily Bread
Already Settled
I love watching soccer, and I am a fan of the Liverpool Football
Club in England’s Premier League. When the Reds are playing, it is an
anxiety-filled experience for me. Because one goal or one misplay can
change the game’s outcome, I feel a constant tension as I watch. That is
part of what makes the games enjoyable. Recently, though, I saw a
tape-delayed replay of one of Liverpool’s games. I was surprised how
much calmer I felt seeing the replay. Why? Because I already knew the
outcome, and as a result I was able to relax and enjoy the action.
Life is often like observing live sporting events. There are shocks
and surprises, frustrations and fears, because we are unsure of the
outcome. Followers of Christ can draw comfort, however, from the fact
that though many of life’s situations are uncertain, our eternal outcome
is settled by the work of Jesus Christ on the cross.
The apostle John wrote, “These things I have written to you who
believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have
eternal life” (1 John 5:13). Life may present us with surprises along
the way, but because of Christ’s work we can have peace. He has already
settled our eternal outcome.
Faith looks beyond this transient life
With hope for all eternity—
Not with some vague and wistful hope,
But with firm trust and certainty. —D. DeHaan
With hope for all eternity—
Not with some vague and wistful hope,
But with firm trust and certainty. —D. DeHaan
Peace rules the day when Christ rules the heart.
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