The Great Commandments - Pleasure & Desire, Part 7

(Number 9 in a series, see numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)


Another part of the definition of 'pleasure' is: the expectation of good.


We love what we derive pleasure from and we derive pleasure from the expectation of good. But what does this mean? Well, I think it is referring to HOPE. As Christians, what do we hope for most? We hope that what we believe about Jesus is true! Our faith is really a trust and hope that God's Word is truth!

John 3:16 says, 'God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life'. Eternal life with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit is our expectation of good, our faithful hope! God first loved us. God first pursued us. We love God in return for what He has already given but we also love God for what He has promised to give us, eternal life.

Eternal life will be lived out with God in heaven. We've been given glimpses of heaven in bible. Human words cannot even begin to describe what heaven will be like for us. However, we know heaven will be beautiful, brilliant, and filled with God's glory. There will be no more earthly curse. We will be given new bodies. Revelations 21:: says, He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain for the old order of things has passed away. In a world that is dying, a world filled with pain and suffering and evil, we place hope (expectation of good to come) in the promise that we will live in heaven with Jesus without the cursed things and trappings of this world.

We expect a better future than our present. As Christians, we believe we are not of this world, our home is elsewhere. So, we expect to go HOME! That is our good expectation! To be home in our Father's arms, happy and safe, loved and adored, forever worshipping our Lord who made it all possible.

May you love your Lord because you have great expectations of coming home someday because He made it possible. May your faith, hope, and trust be in the truth of God's Word and keep you all the days of your life!