When The End Is Not The End

 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Proverbs 23:18

In Ecclesiastes 3, Solomon defines there is a time to every purpose under heaven. However, in this short verse, Solomon discusses the finality of purposes under heaven. All things must end. We are saddened when joyful events cease but we are relieved when painful events are no more.

We are told in Hebrews 9:27 - And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. Pretty final, huh? The end of life as we know it. All of those treasures and accolades: useless. All of the money we hoarded: useless. The lasting relationships we have developed: gone.

But there is one thing that endures - our soul. As stated in Hebrews, life does end but not our future. Where will we spend eternity? It depends upon the choice we have made in this life. Do we have an expectation to spend eternity with Christ in heaven? Or do we just view death as the final end?

Let us change our perspective on "the end". For the end is truly the begining of life-ever-after.