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“Looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life” (Jude, vs. 21).
If we are true Christians, we know that we already have eternal life. As soon as we accepted the Lord Jesus as our Savior, we had eternal life, and we can never lose it. However, we do not yet have all the benefits that are part of having eternal life. We still have an old sinful nature, and we are still living in a world where eternal life is not at home. We are surrounded by sin, and our new life cannot sin. Also, we still have bodies that are subject to disease and eventually death.
All this will change when the Lord comes for us, and takes us home to be with Him. The “mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ” is really the Lord’s coming for us. It will be a mercy when He comes for us, for as this world gets worse and worse, it becomes more and more uncomfortable for us as Christians. We long to be taken out of it, and to be where we will really feel at home.
When that happens, we will suddenly have glorified bodies, and will no longer have a sinful nature. We will be taken out of this world, no longer to be surrounded by sin. It will be a wonderful time!
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