Counsel #13 — How It Ends

Picture: Counsel #13 — How It EndsCMH 15.1

Your mind may often be plagued by confusion and distress over life’s injustices. Though we may not have answers to every problem now, in heaven all sorrows and questions will finally be resolved; the meaning behind every struggle and suffering will be revealed.CMH 15.2

Sickness, pain, and harm inflicted by others touch every human life. Heaven promises a future where these physical and emotional afflictions are eradicated, where bodies are restored, and harm no longer exists.CMH 15.3

Even in our spirits—the deepest part of who we are--we can feel burdened and separated from God. True peace comes in unity with Jesus, allowing us to experience a foretaste of “heaven on earth” today. Until we reach the heavenly promised land, where all evil and spiritual oppression ends, our hearts can find eternal rest in God’s presence now.CMH 15.4

The struggles of this life aren’t the final chapter. The complete peace of mind, body, and spirit we long for is coming, and it is sure.^{[16] https://www.nadadventist.org/about-our-church/beliefs/end-to-suffering} CMH 15.5

“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts.” 1 Corinthians 4:5 NKJVCMH 15.6

“All that has perplexed us in the providences of God will in the world to come be made plain. The things hard to be understood will then find explanation. The mysteries of grace will unfold before us.” Ellen White in Testimonies for the Church, vol. 9, p. 286CMH 15.7

Reflect: Though heaven brings final resolution to injustice and pain, how might God be calling you now to fight for others’ justice?CMH 15.8