Tim Keller: "... the resurrection means not just that you get some kind of spiritual consolation for the life that you've lost, but you get the restoration of the life you've lost. In fact, you get the restoration of the life you never even had but wanted. "
"There's a kind of death in the midst of life that you experience more and more as time goes on, and that is when you lose something in this life, it seems irretrievably lost. ... and as the years go by, it just crushes you.
"But listen, not if the resurrection is true. The resurrection means not just a consolation, but the restoration.
"If the resurrection of Jesus Christ is true, and you believe in Him, you're not going to miss out on anything. Because the future is unimaginably wonderful."
"And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love."
Romans 5:5
Tears.
Bill, we still have a retirement, and grandchildren and adventures ahead of us. Not missing it. Because Jesus restores all things.
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