Eternity: What Will I Do?!!!

Suggested by: RLC

What will each of us be doing for all of eternity in the body of Christ? Do you really know?

Singing praises to GOD forever is the only thing I have heard as what I would be doing for all of eternity. Since I am not all that fond of singing (occasionally--yes, but forever-no), this was not something I could picture myself doing forever. Neither could I see my GOD creating beings for that purpose. Can we really know what we will be doing in eternity? No, but what we will be doing in general has been revealed to us.

First we will be a part of the spiritual body of Christ. Where we will be in that body is unknown to us; and if we look at this life, we will see that we are being trained for that purpose. In this life, we serve a function in one or more relationships--friendships, a family, local organizations (such as church), our employer, state, country, government, and others.

Now if we serve in these relationships for the greater good of the relationship toward its highest possible purpose in a higher relationship, we are growing in the life of Christ. If we are serving in these relationships for self-serving purposes, then we are still being trained because our actions will weaken the relationship of which we are a part relative to its higher purpose; and we will probably see the eventual demise of the smaller relationships of which we are a part. Marriage and divorce is one of the more common examples. In larger relationships, we may eventually be fired or dismissed from the relationship. If our purpose is self-serving, then we are growing in the life of Satan--the anti-Christ. Yes, it takes two or more serving the relationship rather than themselves for any relationship to grow toward its highest purpose. Therefore, Jesus said, "Matthew 18:20 - King James Version - For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." When more individuals in the relationship are pursuing the correct purpose, then the stronger the relationship will be.

We can also serve a smaller relationship to the detriment of the higher relationships of which it is a part. This is also a normal state of the self-serving nature. When we see the smaller relationship as a means to our envisioned highest goal, we may be willing to do harmful things to individuals outside our relationship to gain some immediate goal of our own. There are militant religions in the world who claim to serve GOD while they are harming others outside their religion. Of course religion is not the only way this is practiced. We see it happening everywhere, including governments. This is why our focus must be on serving GOD, first and foremost, who has the best interest of all in HIS Purposes.

Consider the factors in any perfect relationship, and we will begin to see the reason for the teaching in the Bible. GOD is the highest perfection possible with infinite capabilities relative to what is possible. Anything that can be done, HE can do if it is necessary to further HIS Purpose. HIS Purpose is Christ becoming the Omega--complete. Man is the tool HE is using to accomplish this purpose as we grow in eternal life--Christ's life. When all beings capable of knowing the Truth of GOD has grown in eternal life to where Christ is the Omega, then this physical creation will end. We will then be a part of Christ's spiritual body according to the eternal life in us when the end of this physical creation occurred. Just as the sea turtle learns to swim by crawling across the sand to the sea, we learn to serve the body of Christ by living this life focused on the needs of one or more relationships rather then self-serving purposes. Our employment is one type of relationship that tends to lead us to the proper attitude even if our view is self-serving. If we don't serve the relationship properly we will probably end up losing our job. This tends to make us more careful in our relationships within the company. Note how we serve in the relationship--doing a prescribed job while others do the same according to their abilities. With all working together, an entity is given life (a company) and has a purpose greater than the sum of all in the relationship. So is it with churches and similar organizations. It is also the same with the body of Christ. Consider how any relationship takes on the personality of those forming the relationship. Therefore, we must take on the personality of Christ to be in the relationship he is!

As you can see it is what we are in the end that counts, not what we claimed to be. Take a serious look at this life and what we can do to improve each relationship of which we are a part toward the Purposes of GOD. Only GOD will know when every "cell" in the body of Christ is complete--the end!

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