Amen
Paul know how to compare which one he focus
I live in simple house if rich offer me million dollar house for free I say yes I am not cry and make any delay I want it now
Heaven is million time more than our house if Jesus you can have it now why we cry?
yes where we are looking with our hope is important because of this part
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
For
all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
And
the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but
he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
1 John 2:15-17
when Jesus came he made clear that mankind’s judgement and heart has been corrupted to seek after the worldly things and he taught how backwards we really are
“And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.”
Luke 16:15 KJV
the thkngs normal man seeks after and desires what we think is to be highly esteemed , money , popularity , the places of honor at the table , self accomplishment and self exaltation we want others to think we are really something we want lord of
Money for security ect
but those things are of the world and contrary and offensive to God an abomination he said
that’s why the gospel seems so different from what we know and feel it shows us how far gone we are and don’t even know it he’s calling us to look away from the world and towards Jesus the authors of life and salvation and the king of the eternal Places and kingdom of our God
our hearts are tuned to the world and he is calling them to the promises ahead so we will Live for the truth and not the strong delusion in the world
the gospel turns our eyes and hearts to God and his kingdom of eternal joy and peace as we live in this world we should be looking here
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat,
the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Seeing then that
all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Nevertheless
we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things,
be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;”
2 Peter 3:10-15 KJV
it’s hard to repent until we start hearing about the worlds corruption and our perfect home ahead