SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR
12/03/2005
My Worship Time Focus: Living in the New Jerusalem
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference:
Revelation 22:3-5
Message of
the verse: “3 No longer will anything be cursed. For the
throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship
him. 4
And they will see his face, and his name will be written on their
foreheads. 5 And there will be no night there-no need for
lamps or sun-for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever
and ever.” In verse three John writes
that there will no longer be anything cursed.
The curse began way back in Genesis chapter three when Adam and Eve
sinned, and because of their sin the whole earth and all who would be born
through them, (which means everyone except Christ) would be born with a sinful
nature because of the curse. The earth
was also cursed, and morns over this as Paul writes about in Romans eight. Now there will be no curse because there will
be no sin, and the truth of this is very wonderful to think about, and even
better it will be when this comes about. John
goes on to say that the throne of the Father and the Son will be there and all
of His servants will worship Him. All of
God’s children who have been redeemed and now have glorious bodies like their
Lord and Savior will be able to look at God and will also have His name written
on them, because they belong to Him. An
unglorified person can not look at the Lord and live, but this will not be the
case in the New Jerusalem because all will have glorified bodies. In verse five John again repeats the fact
that there will no longer be any night nor need for the sun because of the
glory of the Lord will light the city, and then he goes on and writes that
God’s children will reign forever and ever.
I am not sure what all of this means, but it seems that God’s children
will do more than serve in the New Jerusalem, but will actually reign there.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: I think that
verse three has the most meaning for me today as I look at the statement about
not having any more curse, and thus meaning there will be no more sin, and also
that I will be able to see the Lord Jesus Christ face to face and talk with Him
and therefore be able to understand fully exactly what He would want me to
do. Because of sin, and not being able
to see the Lord at this time, there are many times when I am searching to
understand what it is that He would want me to do. Another thing because there will be no time,
I won’t have to wait on things.
The Word of God has brought refreshment to my heart as I
read and studied it this morning.
My Steps of Faith Today:
Let God be God.
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