Psalm 17:15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Job 19:25,26 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:  and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.

Mark 12:24,25 And Jesus answering said upon them, Do ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?  For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage: but are as the angels which are in heaven. 

I John 3:1,2 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:  therefore, the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be:  but we know that when he when he appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

In this psalm David was looking forward to the day of beholding the face of the Lord and being awaken to the Lord’s likeness.  Job writes about how even after his death when the worms have destroyed his flesh, he would be able in the flesh to see God.  And then we have in I John chapter three the promise of being the sons of God and being like Jesus when we look upon our Savior’s face. This is one of the promises of that I am looking forward to when my journey on this earth is complete.

As I study the scripture it is important apply these words to our heart and mediate on them day and night.  Sometimes the simple truths of the scripture are dismissed because we are told that our belief is only our opinion or our perspective.  A good example of this can be found in Mark chapter twelve as well as Matthew chapter twenty-two when Jesus answers the Sadducees (they say that there is no resurrection) about the resurrection.  They question Jesus’s teaching of the resurrection by asking him to answer their question concerning a woman who had been married to seven brothers.  They wanted to know to whom she would be married to in the resurrection.  Jesus answered them by telling them that they err in their belief since they did not know the scriptures or the power of God.  As I study God’s Word I must take heed of Jesus’s words to the Sadducees, I must study and know the scriptures and I must come to a realize that God’s power is unlimited.

However, in I John 3:3 we are told that this truth also has an affect on how we live on life as we travel this journey on the earth.  John informs us that everyone that has this hope in him lives a life that is pure.  Our goal in this life is to be more Christ-like.  By reading and studying I John chapter five you will realize that living this lifestyle on your journey through life will lead to a victorious life, you will have the witness of men and God in your life, as well as answer prayer.   And last of all heed John’s words in the I John 5:21 “Little children, keep yourselves from idols”.  Love not the world or the things in this world but seek after God and his righteousness.