The Throne of God and the Lamb
It is fitting for us to end another year of reading through God's Word with a verse from the last chapter of the Bible. In fact, these last 2 chapters are all about heaven and the glory of it. God knew just where to end His Word to give all of us, as believers, His hope. He showed us the goal, and He gave us confidence that one day we will be there with Him. I pray that each of us are running the race of the Christian life each day with our eyes on Jesus and our eternal home in heaven. That will inspire us to run faithfully.
Here we have another reference to Jesus as the Lamb in heaven. (Revelation 22:3) "There shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him." If we take each part of this verse we see the perfection of heaven and we know what we will be doing there for eternity. I pray this will be an encouragement to each of us.
Heaven is the place with no sin, no curse that comes from sin. There is no sin in any person there. There are no demons, and the devil is not there. We will have no effects of sin in our nature, so we will see God and each other perfectly. We will be around the throne of God as He reigns over all of creation. We will know His will perfectly, so we can serve Him exactly as He desires for us to serve Him, and we will have the joy of this service. Of course, we will worship around the throne, as well, an existence that is all that God desired for us from the beginning.
Chris is already experiencing this bliss. There is no night because the glory of God fills the place. There is no time. There is only total fellowship with God and other believers. There is plenty of room in our schedules to spend time with the Lord and others, as we serve the Lord and reign with Him. There will be no more tears, no pain, and no death. How could anything be any better than God's heaven? I am looking forward to being there with Jesus and our loved ones. I pray you will make sure you know Jesus, so you can be there, too.
#NHBaptistdotorg
Tomorrow, I intend to begin a New Year by reading Genesis 1-3 from the New Living Translation. I hope you will join me for another year, if God wills.