I heard an interesting song on the radio the other day. It was called “The Morning After” by Maureen McGovern, all the way from 1972. Good songs are good songs regardless of the era, but that is not my issue. This song and many others like it insist that better things are ahead once we can push through the present pain or difficult situations we are in.
For the Christian, this is true. To quote the apostle Paul, Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison. (2 Corinthians 4:16-17, NKJV).
No matter how difficult our present circumstances, what awaits us in eternity will make everything pale in comparison. There shall be no more weeping, sorrow, pain, sin or despair, only everlasting joy and contentment at our Saviour’s side. So for the Christian, there is indeed a morning after.
For those without Christ, however, they are “without hope and without God in the world” (Ephesians 2:12) and not only in this world but also in the afterlife. No matter how much the song insists, “There’s got to be a morning after/If we can hold on through the night,” the reality of the afterlife without Christ is just the opposite. The Bible uses terms like “outer darkness” (Matthew 22:13) and “blackest darkness” (Jude 13) to refer to the ultimate destination of souls that persist in sin and unbelief until their deaths.
So which one will it be for you? A hope and a future and a glorious morning after? Or eternal regret and darkness? Eternity looms closer than we may know. “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.” (Hebrews 4:7) Repent and put your faith solely in Jesus Christ today!