2 Corinthians 5:8

Absent From The Body And At Home With The Lord

⁷ For we walk by faith, not by sight, ⁸ and we are confident and satisfied to be out of the body and at home with the Lord. ⁹ Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to Him.

Good Courage

To the Lord

Psalm 16:11

You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy;
in Your right hand are eternal pleasures.

Psalm 17:15

But I will see Your face in righteousness;
when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.

Psalm 73:23-26

Yet I am always with You;
You hold my right hand.

Matthew 25:21

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy!’

Matthew 25:23

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy!’

Luke 2:29

Now, Master,
You can dismiss Your slave in peace,
as You promised.

John 14:3

If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.

John 17:24

Father,
I desire those You have given Me
to be with Me where I am.
Then they will see My glory,
which You have given Me
because You loved Me before the world’s foundation.

Acts 21:13

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

2 Corinthians 5:6

So, we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Therefore, whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to Him.

2 Corinthians 12:2-3

I know a man in Christ who was caught up into the third heaven 14 years ago. Whether he was in the body or out of the body, I don’t know, God knows.

Philippians 1:20-24

My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all boldness, Christ will be highly honored in my body, whether by life or by death.

1 Thessalonians 4:17-18

Then we who are still alive will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and so we will always be with the Lord.

2 Timothy 4:7-8

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

2 Peter 1:14-15

knowing that I will soon lay aside my tent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has also shown me.

2 Peter 3:11-12

Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, it is clear what sort of people you should be in holy conduct and godliness

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him because we will see Him as He is.

Revelation 7:14-17

I said to him, “Sir, you know.”

Then he told me:

These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation.
They washed their robes and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 22:3

and there will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His slaves will serve Him.