Daily Devotions
Are You Living for the Line or the Dot?
Reading for February 24: Deuteronomy 9-11
Weekly reading for February 18-24: Romans 6-10
Title: Are You Living for the Line or the Dot?
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory to be revealed in us.
Romans 8:18
Are you living for the dot or the line?
Imagine in your mind a tiny little dot, barely large enough to see with the naked eye. That's your life.
Now imagine a line that goes on and on for as long as your mind can take it. That is eternity.
If we're living for the dot, we're missing out on an eternity of glory that cannot be adequately expressed with human language. The Bible gives us a few glimpses into what this glory will be:
- We'll be given a crown. "Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life." Revelation 2:10 (see also 1 Corinthians 9:25; James 1:12)
- We'll share the glory of Christ. "To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Thessalonians 2:14 (see also 1:7-12; Philippians 3:21; Colossians 3:4)
- We'll be transformed into God's image. "Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared, but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is." 1 John 3:2
These scriptures stretch our minds to the limits of our capacity. We can't imagine how glorious our resurrection bodies will be, but it's good for us to dream about this. Spend a few moments in a quiet place to just think about heaven.
High King of Heaven, my victory won,
May I reach Heaven's joys, O bright Heaven's Sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
