As this year comes to an end, I have a prayer for you my friend. May Our Lord bless you and fill your life with joy. May you always walk along His path and find all that you seek.
Our world is full of so much sadness and hate and violence and sickness. Fear permeates down to the bones of so many. Doom and gloom, terror and heartache, poverty and homelessness blanket the planet no matter where you happen to be. Wars between countries, states and neighbors echo everywhere the hate and greed that fills this world.
That is the state of the affairs of man. I prefer to dwell in God’s world. The world where love lives. Where kindness, generosity and patience flow from the hearts of His people: Those who dwell in the heights of His kingdom, knowing that all this will soon be gone and His Kingdom will come….
2 Peter 3:9-13 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. (How patient is Our Lord!) But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
Isaiah 65:17 See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
Revelation 21:1-4 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. And I, John, saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.
When Jesus returns, this world as we know it will no longer be! May this coming new year give you many opportunities to experience the Glory and Love of God, to study His Word, to learn of His promises, and to read about the new day that is coming soon.
Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Father, Heavenly King, Giver of all good things, I pray that You will bless all of Your children with the indwelling of Your Holy Spirit. I pray that all of Your children will see with new eyes and clean hearts all that You have in store for all of us. To those who do not know You yet, I pray You fill them with an earnest desire to know YOU. Lift them up out of this worldly mess and show them what is coming! Take fear and dread away from their hearts and minds and fill them with that joy, that peace that knowing You brings to all who trust in You.
Lord Jesus, thank You for coming here, for walking with us, for showing us how to be and how to love, for sacrificing Your life for us, for ascending into the Heavenly temple to prepare a place for us to be with You, and for the promise of Your soon return!
Amen!
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Thanks, sister. This was good, and dare I say, necessary?