The end of a Christian's life is better than the beginning

* Luís Alberto Alves

It may seem strange, but the end of a Christian's life is better than the beginning. The problem is to withstand the evidence of this crossing towards the Heavens. However, as meditation on the Word of the Lord is written in the book of Job, chapter 42, verse 12: "The Lord blessed the end of the life of Job more than the beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand ox joints and a thousand donkeys. "

God, as every faithful servant knows, never fails in his promises. He complies. Unlike us, we have already forgotten Jesus Christ in a turn of the wind and deviate from the 10 commandments. As we look at Job's life, we realize how obedient he was to God. Even under terrible trials, he never thought of abandoning the Lord.

We always look at our lives by visualizing the future. This applies in the professional, sentimental, university, ministerial and so on. Few pay attention to what happened in the past. As was the encounter with God, what motives led him into the arms of the Father. Sometimes we do not pay attention to this important detail.

Through suffering, God forged the character of Job, as it is written in chapter 36, verse 15 of the book that Job himself wrote: "God teaches people through suffering and uses affliction to open our eyes."

In the walk with God the trials will come regardless of our faith. Time is chosen by the Lord. Through them we are forged. The apostle Paul, in Hebrews, chapter 5, verses 13 and 14 says, "He who feeds on milk is still a child, and has no experience in the teaching of righteousness. But solid food is for adults, who by constant exercise have become apt to discern both good and evil. "

It is on top of that that Jesus Christ will give his servants a wonderful end of life, which is the entrance into Heaven to live in eternity. For this we need to go through the fire. We can never forget that gold is tried in the fire to remove impurities. For Jesus, we are gold. Something beautiful.

* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor