If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 1 Corininthians 15:19
What a big IF that is. Our hope is in Jesus Christ who dwells in us, who IS eternal life. Meaning we have eternal life when we receive the Lord Jesus Christ. So the rest of our life, as a Christian, is eternal life. It’s a quality of life that supersedes any other kind of life. It’s a knowing of the Lord Jesus Christ in our spirit. His presence: constant, steady, never failing. No longer dependent on what we see with our physical eyes or sense with our physical senses, we depend on the spiritual senses that He revives in us as we look to Him to direct our steps, to provide for our needs, to satisfy our deepest longing. We live in this state without fear, because death has been swallowed up in victory. If we really believe this, how shall any circumstance the enemy throws at us disturb us? As we keep our eyes fixed on the Author and Finisher of our faith, his perfect love casts out fear. All glory and honor to our Lord Jesus Christ!