How do you count your blessings? How do you take inventory of the good around you? What even qualifies as good?
I’ve faced cancer twice. Right now, I’m battling a brutal sinus and bronchial infection. So, I can confidently say that health is a powerful thing to have. But is there something even more important than health?
If you ask someone with a terminal illness, they might say, probably not. But here’s the truth—none of us are making it out of here alive.
One day, someone else will be living in your house, driving your car, and enjoying the things you once called yours. That thought might sound unsettling, but it doesn’t have to be. Let me explain.
The most powerful thing we can possess isn’t health, wealth, or status—it’s salvation.
Your body may die, but you won’t. Your soul is eternal, and when that final moment comes, it will go to one of two places: heaven or hell. Even if you don’t believe that, disbelief doesn’t change the truth.
It’s easy to lose sight of salvation. Even King David once prayed, “Give me back the joy of your salvation. Keep me strong by giving me a willing spirit.” (Psalm 51:12 NCV).
But when we stop and reflect on it, everything else fades into the background. Money, power, even health—whether we have it or not—becomes secondary.
Salvation brings joy, even in the darkest moments.
Even in the middle of a terminal diagnosis. Even in the worst kind of suffering. Why? Because salvation wipes our slate clean—past, present, and future. It gives us new eyes to see, a deeper capacity to love, and the strength to confess, repent, and seek forgiveness.
And that, in turn, brings peace.
It’s true: “If anyone belongs to Christ, there is a new creation. The old things have gone; everything is made new!” (2 Corinthians 5:17 NCV).
For those who are dying (and really, aren’t we all?), salvation gives us the hope of a new heaven and a new earth (Revelation 21:1).
For the weary, it offers renewed strength—if we just ask the Holy Spirit to revive us. And for the restless, the bored, the numb—it brings excitement, purpose, and passion as we love, serve, and share the good news of Christ with others.
Yes, we can enjoy the good times now. But not to be a Debbie Downer—everything in this life is temporary.
Eternity is waiting. And for those who are saved, that’s the real blessing.
Because of salvation, “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, sadness, crying, or pain, because all the old ways are gone.” (Revelation 21:4 NCV)
LORD, please restore to us the joy of our salvation. IJNIP, Amen. ❤️
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