2 Co 5:6–9
6 So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord— 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him.[1]
The great confidence we can have in and through our faith in Christ, should bring a level of peace and stability in unknowing times. When fears arise, faith should address it. When doubts arise, faith should ground us. Even when death shows up on our doorstep, we should celebrate amidst our grief because we have hope that we do not walk by sight, but by faith, and we know that when we are absent from our bodies, we are at home with the Lord.
This kind of confidence is not in ourselves but in the One who made us this promise; that He will bring us to Himself because He has made a place for us with Him. (John 14) But notice how, in this confidence given by our faith, the Apostle Paul reveals what our aim should be. Whether in the body or away, our aim should be to please the Lord. Because we live in such a confidence of faith we should make our aim, our life’s goal, to be pleasing to the Lord, so that He is glorified by our life of faith; we exemplify in Him. Take courage believer, whether here or there, whether in the body or away, whether on Earth or in Heaven, God’s got this!
[1] The Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version. (1989). (2 Co 5:6–9). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.
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