The Future's so bright, I gotta wear Shades

This is part 3... not sure you knew this was a brief 3 part series! Our Scripture today is the end of Philippians 3:

Stick with me, friends. Keep track of those you see running this same course, headed for this same goal. There are many out there taking other paths, choosing other goals, and trying to get you to go along with them. I've warned you of them many times; sadly, I'm having to do it again. All they want is easy street. They hate Christ's Cross. But easy street is a dead-end street. Those who live there make their bellies their gods; belches are their praise; all they can think of is their appetites.

But there's far more to life for us. We're citizens of high heaven! We're waiting the arrival of the Saviour, the Master, Jesus Christ, who will transform our earthy bodies into glorious bodies like his own. He'll make us beautiful and whole with the same powerful skill by which he is putting everything as it should be, under and around him.
-Phil 3:17-21

What am I talking about here? The Hope of Heaven. The sure thing that every one of us will face is death. Do I sound morbid to you? Do you think this is New Year's fodder? NO! It's the thing that gets us through the difficult times, trials and temptations we will all have in 2008. It's the thing that keeps me from straying off the path beaten by the millions of saints that have gone before us.

My destiny is Heaven. I can be sure of this because this baby Christ of Christmas grew up to be the man who would die on the cross to take my sin away. He lived a perfect life, then gave it up for me, despite knowing how I would hurt Him by my sin. He became sin for me, died on a cross, then rose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven, where He is preparing a home for you and for me.

Follow me there.