2 Cor 4:18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the thingswhich are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, 3 inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. 

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE NAKED IN HEAVEN?  

Rev 19:8 It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.

TO BE NAKED IN HEAVEN WOULD BE TO HAVE NO ROBE FROM WHICH TO COVER YOURSELVES. 

4 For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life. 

5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.

6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord— 

7 for we walk by faith, not by sight—

8 We are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

9 Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CARNAL AND THE SPIRITUAL.

ONE IS TEMPORARY... AND THE OTHER IS PERMANENT... 

THERE’S AN ETERNAL TRUTH.  

“WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE” (Matt 19:26)

“THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE WITH MEN ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD” (Luke 18:27)

“ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO HIM THAT BELIEVES” (Mark 9:23)

THERE’S 3 ALL POSSIBLES...

2 Cor 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.

1 Cor 15:57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

KJV Rom 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE PRINT THE WORD OF GOD ON OUR SPIRIT.

NLT Prov 4:21Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart,

Isaiah 40:3 A voice is calling, “Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. 4 “Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley; 5 Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” 

6 A voice says, “Call out.” Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”

All flesh is grass, and all its loveliness is like the flower of the field. 7 The grass withers, the flower fades, When the breath of the LORD blows upon it; Surely the people are grass. 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.

WE SEE THERE’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TEMPORARY AND THE ETERNAL. 

GOD WANTS TO WEAN US FROM THE TEMPORARY TO THE ETERNAL. 

GOD DOESN’T WANT US TO GET WRAPPED UP IN THE TEMPORARY.

James 4:14 Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.

2 Tim 2:4 No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.

WE HAVE TO COME TO A PLACE IN OUR WALK WHERE WE LAY HOLD ON THE UNCHANGING ETERNAL TRUTH OF THE WORD OF GOD. 

Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. 29 He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks might He increases power. 30 Though youths grow weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly, 31 Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.

NATURAL STRENGTH IS NOT SUFFICIENT.  

WHEN YOU COME TO THE END OF YOUR OWN YOU’RE ABLE TO RECEIVE GOD’S. 

29 He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks might He increases power.

Don’t look for permanent happiness on this earthly level.