Don’t hope for the day of the victory. This day is today (Psa 118:24)!!!

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Don’t hope for the day of the victory. This day is today (Psa 118:24)!!!

• “Hope put off makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” (Pro 13:12).

Once the hope staved off makes the heart sick, therefore we need to prime our heart to stay more time far the guerdon. Unfortunately, people pine for their boons more than for the character necessary for making good use of them.

It isn’t in vain that Jesus is the Way. Although He is “the Beginning and the End”, “the First and the Last” (Rev 22:13), He is also the Way.

It comes the question: “if Jesus is the Beginning and the End, therefore why is there the exigency of a Way?”. After all, the Beginning is equal the End. That is to say, who is in Christ, even if the person is in the beginning of his walking, he is already in the end.

I only can see a reason for this. The human being is so obstreperous and full of wishes that, many times, they need to go far off, see and experiment many things in this world, for only then being able to see that they already have what there is the best in the universe.

In this journey, those who descry this, will perceive that their desire are already being fulfilled. After all, once Jesus is the Way, we already arrive in the end. Hence Paul to have said the verse (IN THE PAST)

• “If then you *were raised* with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.” (Col 3:1).

As we raised with Christ if we not even died? Just because, once Jesus is with us, we can and must live the heaven in its fullness now (Mat 6:10).

In other words, our great desire is already fulfilled. Therefore, we can and have to be a tree of life. So, instead of ruing the problems of the life, stop of looking at the enemies and their ruses, tricks, pranks, etc., and have a good week giving glory to the Creator.
 
Don’t hope for the day of the victory. This day is today (Psa 118:24)!!!

• “Hope put off makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” (Pro 13:12).

Once the hope staved off makes the heart sick, therefore we need to prime our heart to stay more time far the guerdon. Unfortunately, people pine for their boons more than for the character necessary for making good use of them.

It isn’t in vain that Jesus is the Way. Although He is “the Beginning and the End”, “the First and the Last” (Rev 22:13), He is also the Way.

It comes the question: “if Jesus is the Beginning and the End, therefore why is there the exigency of a Way?”. After all, the Beginning is equal the End. That is to say, who is in Christ, even if the person is in the beginning of his walking, he is already in the end.

I only can see a reason for this. The human being is so obstreperous and full of wishes that, many times, they need to go far off, see and experiment many things in this world, for only then being able to see that they already have what there is the best in the universe.

In this journey, those who descry this, will perceive that their desire are already being fulfilled. After all, once Jesus is the Way, we already arrive in the end. Hence Paul to have said the verse (IN THE PAST)

• “If then you *were raised* with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.” (Col 3:1).

As we raised with Christ if we not even died? Just because, once Jesus is with us, we can and must live the heaven in its fullness now (Mat 6:10).

In other words, our great desire is already fulfilled. Therefore, we can and have to be a tree of life. So, instead of ruing the problems of the life, stop of looking at the enemies and their ruses, tricks, pranks, etc., and have a good week giving glory to the Creator.
Yes. Don't forget that Lord Jesus is also the Life. He came to give us His life, eternal life that begins the moment we are born again. When Christians realise this, they are transformed. They quit trying to be a good Christian because they realise that it is all in the hands of Jesus now. As He lives in and through us, we live in victory.

One point I disagree with you. We do die. We are crucified with Christ. The old life must go out before the new comes in. Most Christians struggle with doubt, always looking at themselves. If they realised that they are dead, and if baptised, buried, they would not be self conscious. Satan's tries to get us to consider ourselves apart from Christ, If he can do that, we become weak and ineffective. Let's live in Victory! Lord Jesus paid the ultimate price to gain victory for us. Let's not insult Him by living in self.