October 30: HEAVEN

Believe it:

Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also, there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. Revelation 22:1-3

Live it:

We can learn three lessons from today’s text.
1. Heaven will eliminate bad memories. We all have bad memories of things done to us, or that we have done to ourselves or others. Sometimes these bad memories won’t let us move forward in life. In heaven Jesus will take charge of removing all bad memories. How nice it will be to live without trauma, guilt, and anxiety!
2. Heaven will increase all that is good. Heaven will take all that we regard here as good, wholesome, and beneficial to an unimaginably higher level. Think of all the attractive, pleasing, and great things here on earth. Then imagine what it will be like to live with those things multiplied and increased. We will go from one blessing to another. If we thought more about heaven, I believe our attitudes would be more positive.
3. Heaven will allow us to be with Jesus, in person. Heaven has many positive things, but the grandest and best of all is the opportunity to maintain a visible, audible relationship with our Savior. The cuddly animals and breathtaking views, and even the absence of sin, do not ultimately define heaven. What gives it meaning is the constant presence of Jesus, of which we will never grow weary.

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My prayer today: for unity in the church

-Pray that nothing will disturb the unity that God wants His church to have.

-Pray that God will grant a double portion of patience to all of us.

from God’s City, My City