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Friday... Just a glimpse, just a glimpse.


Friday... Just a glimpse, just a glimpse.

I love to look out at the beauty of the mountains. I really do. But look at what is ahead of those of us who have given our lives to God. We cannot image what heaven is going to be like.

Revelation 21:18-21 (NLT) gives us a glimpse. It says, "The wall was made of jasper and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. The wall of the city was built on foundation stones inlaid with twelve precious stones: the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh crystalite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were made of pearls - each gate a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass."

And then back to verses 3 & 4, "I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, 'Look, God's home is now among his people! He will live with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.'"

And then verses 6-7, "And he also said, 'It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega - the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. All who are victorious will inherit all these blessing, and I will be their God, and they will be my children." And then verse 8 starts with "But..." And there is a "But". 

And my prayer is that you will not be a part of the but. That is why I get up early each morning to share with you, to do all I can to give you a glimpse of the rewards and the benefits we have if we give our lives to God and also a glimpse of the consequences if we don't. 

God loves us so much that he sent his Son to die for us, and he is preparing a place for those who have given their lives to him that is going to be unbelievable. This is just a glimpse of what is ahead for those who accepted his gift. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning 

 

   

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