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00:00:00 --> 00:00:08 Many of us may be fans of dystopian fiction, but when the rubber meets the road, we long for utopia.

00:00:09 --> 00:00:10 Tune in for more.

00:00:10 --> 00:00:22 Hello and welcome to MoMo634, the daily podcast chock full of faith-filled inspiration and motivation.

00:00:23 --> 00:00:27 MoMo634, motivational moments just for today.

00:00:45 --> 00:00:50 If you've listened to this podcast for very long, you know I'm a voracious reader.

00:00:51 --> 00:01:00 Currently, I'm 22% of the way through book number 45 for the year, not counting the few I've started and set aside.

00:01:01 --> 00:01:09 My favorite genre, hands down, is Christian fiction, and within it, the dystopian subgenre.

00:01:10 --> 00:01:21 When you really get down to it, in its purest sense of the word, as opposite of a utopian world, aren't we living in a dystopian society?

00:01:23 --> 00:01:27 God created the perfect utopia in the Garden of Eden.

00:01:28 --> 00:01:37 Because sin entered the world and the knowledge of both good and evil, we live in a world with death, decay, and disease.

00:01:39 --> 00:01:46 However, we still long for that utopia, and we get frustrated at the lack of perfection in our fallen world.

00:01:48 --> 00:02:00 People die, they betray us, people live in horrible situations, all because we have free will, or because others exercised their free will.

00:02:02 --> 00:02:05 This world, though, isn't the one that matters.

00:02:06 --> 00:02:08 It's merely the entrance exam, if you will.

00:02:10 --> 00:02:25 When this life is over, we will either be in the ultimate utopia, with no tears, death, sin, or pain, or the ultimate dystopia, one too horrible to contemplate.

00:02:27 --> 00:02:36 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and he will dwell with them.

00:02:37 --> 00:02:42 They will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.

00:02:43 --> 00:02:55 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.

00:02:57 --> 00:03:08 While it's sometimes hard to understand the things that happen to us here, one day the scales of justice will be balanced.

00:03:10 --> 00:03:23 2 Corinthians 5.10 says, For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

00:03:25 --> 00:03:31 I hold on to the hope of that day because I long to see the loved ones I've lost.

00:03:32 --> 00:03:38 I eagerly await a time when I won't have OCD or depression anymore.

00:03:40 --> 00:03:44 And most of all, I look forward to being in the presence of God.

00:03:46 --> 00:03:58 However, we prepare for that time now by ensuring we've obeyed the commands found in His Word and relying on His strength to avoid the traps and pitfalls of this life.

00:04:00 --> 00:04:06 And if things seem unbearable in this dystopia, it's because it's not our true home.

00:04:07 --> 00:04:13 For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

00:04:13 --> 00:04:25 Hebrews 13 14 The world is passing away, along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

00:04:25 --> 00:04:27 1 John 2 17

00:04:29 --> 00:04:33 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own.

00:04:34 --> 00:04:42 But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

00:04:43 --> 00:04:50 John 15 19 Our meme for today says, Hang in there.

00:04:50 --> 00:04:54 One day the scales will be balanced.

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