Life After Death

Good Morning My Friends,..Just Hold On! Before Jesus left this earth, He promised to prepare a special place for those who love Him (John 14:2-3). Years later He spoke to His disciple John in a vision, giving him as much detail as man's finite mind could grasp. Since then, God's people have pondered with eager anticipation "a new heaven and a new earth," where there will be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor pain (Rev. 21:1,4).

He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new."—Revelation 21:5 (NIV)

When we are released from sin's curse, we will serve God without weariness (22:3-4). We will see Jesus and be like Him (1 John 3:2). Thinking about these joys moved the renowned English physician Thomas Browne (1605-1682) to write, "When we begin to talk about life after death, we're like two infants in a womb discussing the nature of their future life. The difference between our present knowledge and an understanding of what it will be like to share God's glory is no less great than what exists between unborn babes and a man at his peak. . . . As Christians, we know it is indescribable and thus we can rejoice, but it will be even greater than our wildest imagination." In life's darkest or most joyous moments, let's never forget that the best is yet to be.

 

The greatest joy on earth is the prospect of heaven.

Father God, we thank You for the gift of Your Son,...and the perfect example that He provides. Jesus is the way, and the light. Amen.

 

"Before we lose patience with others, we need to stop, and think how patient God has been with us."