I wanna be with the Lord , but there is work to do!

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Topic: I wanna be with the Lord, but there is work to do!

Bible verse: Philippians 1:21-26

"For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labour for me; and I do not know which I prefer. I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better; but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you. Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in faith, so that I may share abundantly in your boasting in Christ Jesus when I come to you again."
There have been so many situations where close friends of mine have told me: I rather be with the Lord, this world doesn't get any better, there's no point of living here anymore, can't wait till He takes me home, etc. And sometimes we even think that, there have been times where we just wish to have "rapture buttons". I heard this on the radio the other day, as soon as a tough situation approaches, we can just say "See ya" and press the button and never come back to earth. 

 But here what Paul is saying is, he is enjoying being in the world, he's not of the world but he is enjoying the fellowship with the believers, the promises of God being fulfilled in his life and the lives of the other believers, the works of salvation Jesus has been performing in each heart, etc. He is making people see what dwells in his heart: There's a great desire to be with Jesus, yet being alive is also a huge blessing that not everyone gets to enjoy. 

 The verse says that being in the flesh for him means fruitful labor! What an eye opener that is! Being in the flesh for him is being in person but doing God's work and being faithful in the ministry, the question for us today is: What are we doing while we're in the flesh? (Meaning, here in the world, right here right now?) It's because of salvation and grace that we labor and we know it's not in vain! So, are we enjoying like Paul the benefits of being alive and being a believer?  All the wonderful fruit that comes with ministry? Don't be so overwhelmed by your problems and miss out the bigger picture: God is not done with you, He knows when it's time to come home but for now, let's fellowship, use your gifts and talents, serve the Lord!

 I pray your heart won't grow weary, but be strengthened by His mighty power!

 In His Name,

 Kc

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