In the Chronicles of Narnia, famed Christian author C.S. Lewis poetically concludes his novel with these words.
"And as He spoke, He no longer looked to them like a lion; but the things that began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them. And for us this is the end of all the stories, and we can most truly say that they all lived happily ever after. But for them it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on forever: in which every chapter is better than the one before."

If “Narnia” was to represent our world, C. Lewis’ words would be a perfect reflection of the believer’s hope. As we read the unfolding of God’s story in our broken world, we know that God is saving the best for last! While things of the world get worse, become old and fade away. The things of God only get better! The day is coming when there will be no more death, no more sorrow, and no more pain because in Him all these things will pass away. In a way this will really be “Chapter One of the Great Story”.

When you understand this picture, the inevitable response is to live with gratitude and pursue The One who is ordering the future.