Thursday... We think that we have it figured out.

Revelations 7:27b (NLT), "He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes."

Thursday... We think that we have it figured out.

The writer of Psalm 49:7-9 (MSG) says, "Really, there's no such thing as self-rescue, pulling yourselves up by your bootstraps. The cost of rescue is beyond our means, and even then it doesn't guarantee life forever, or insurance against the Black Hole."

Verses 16-17 (NIV) says, "Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them."

But that is what we have given our life to do and to get. We think we have it made when we get rich and we buy that house. Yes, that does help in our life here but do we really have it figured out?

Look at Revelation 7:16 (NLT), it says, "They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun." And then verse 17, "For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes."

Now this was God's plan all along. This is what the Garden of Eden was like until our representatives thought they knew better. But that didn't stop God. He set out to get us to the place of Revelation 7:17. All of this will happen because Jesus, God's Son came to earth as a baby and then living and teaching and dying for us and through that, paying the price for our blowing it through our representatives. Our riches don't get us Revelation 7:17, Jesus death and resurrection paid the price for our salvation. But we have to accept Him as our Savior and give our lives over to God and His plan for us. But oh, the reward!

The Lamb on the throne is Jesus. He was the sacrifice for our sins and and if we accept this gift and ask him into our life then we will live forever as God had planned all along. Jesus is the greatest gift that has ever been given to us. So let's finally figure life out and accept this gift. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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