Today’s passage: Revelation 21:1-8
Helpful thoughts:
- When all that was touched with the curse of sin has been removed, death has died and all opposition to God has been judged and thrown into the lake of fire forevermore, perfection for eternity future has come.
- When God makes all things new, there will be no more reason for mourning, crying, nor pain anymore (Nothing outside of us, nothing inside of us).
- God is everything, all in all, the beginning and the end of all things. He will be with us and we will be with Him in perfect fellowship. We will never feel a need for fulfilment ever again.
Questions to consider:
- How does the promise that the Lord will wipe away every tear remind us that “He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7)? What are some things that you have known, seen, felt that you have and do share with the Lord for His perfect care? What must be true of God’s goodness to us in that day that will cause us to rejoice forevermore?
- What are the things that will be most wonderful about this day? What will you see? What will you feel? What will you know? How will you worship?
- We don’t live in the new heaven and new earth, but we have been given a new heart. How should our knowledge of that day influence how you live this day?