The Narthex to Eternity -Anne Graham Lotz

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The Narthex to Eternity
"Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the
only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent"
(John 17:3, NIV).
Several years ago, I had the opportunity to visit
Westminster Abbey in London. It is a grand cathedral
where many of the kings and dignitaries of England are
buried, and where the kings and queens receive their
coronation. The narthex is small, dark, and
cramped-just a brief space to pass through between the
outside door and the door leading into the cathedral
itself. I can't imagine anyone visiting the abbey and
being satisfied to stay in the narthex. I also can't
imagine anyone who would make an enormous effort to
stay there with no thought to passing through to the
glory of what lies beyond.
Your life and mine here on earth is like the narthex to
a grand cathedral. Our lives are simply an area to pass
through on our way to the glory of eternal life that
lies beyond the door of death. Physical death for a
believer is simply a transition into real life. And
it's God's purpose that you and I live forever-with
Him.
Blessings,
Anne Graham Lotz
Copyright © 2014 Anne Graham Lotz (AnGeL Ministries)
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Used by permission. All
rights reserved www.annegrahamlotz.org.

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