August 31 - Heaven

August 31 - Revelation 21:22-22:7 - Heaven

After all we have experienced since before God set the world in motion, we are finally brought to the end. It's better than the beginning!

In the beginning was chaos - the earth was formless and void. But when we come to the end of all things of creation, we find that God has prepared this for us as well! God created the earth so that He could share it with His children. He created the New Heaven and the New Earth so that He would never have to be parted from us again.

That's how much He enjoys being with us!

John didn't see a temple in the New Jerusalem because the Lord and the Lamb are the temple. Wherever they walk, there will be worship. There is no need for sacrifice, that has been completed. There is no need for sun because the light will come from God. There is no night, no darkness, nothing impure, nothing shameful. All that enter the new heaven and the new Jerusalem will be made pure ... have been made pure by the sacrifice of the Lamb. (Rev. 21:22-27)

The river of the water of life will traverse the city flowing out from the throne of God. It provides water for the tree of life. This tree provides healing for the nations. All that has been dark and ugly no longer exists. The Lord God reigns.

The Day of the Lord is coming. We will face much calamity as we move forward into eternity. What that will look like is unknown. There is so much unknown regarding the end of the world. But, even though we can not know the hour or the day, even though we will not know the exact form that all of this will take, we DO know that it has been set in motion by the One that we trust with our lives. I trust Him with everything that I am, I will trust Him to care for me as He sets His final plans into place.

Jesus assures John and in so doing assures each of us. "Behold, I am coming soon."

We don't know the hour or day, but we do know that Jesus is honorable. He tells us that He is returning. I can hardly wait.