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And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”         —Revelation 21:3–4 I’m amazed at how far technology has come in the past 200 years. Just think… In 1818, the only people who knew what the President of the United States looked like would’ve been those who had seen him personally. But now, we’re inundated with news and pictures of our president, celebrities, and our friends every day. Not only that, but think about how much we’ve progressed in just the past 20 years. Tasks that a normal smart phone performs today – taking photos and videos, talking, emailing, texting, watching TV programs, and a host of other things – would’ve required more than a dozen different pieces of equipment in 1998. Thanks in large part to communication, our world has become a global community. Yet even with all the shared knowledge today, true world peace is no closer now than it was 100 years ago. Here’s the hard truth: Apart from the Prince of Peace, there is no peace. It will always evade us as long as we trust in a path to peace created by man. But one day, Jesus will return and bring real and lasting peace. Hope for that day, when world peace will be here for good!   PUT YOUR HOPE FOR PEACE NOT IN MAN, BUT IN THE PRINCE OF PEACE WHO WILL RETURN AND REIGN FOREVER!

 

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Our Eternal Home

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”

Revelation 21:1–3

After Dr. Charles Fuller announced that he would be preaching a message on Heaven the following Sunday, he received a letter from an elderly member of his church. She wrote, “Next Sunday you are to talk about Heaven. I am interested in that land, because I have held a clear title to a bit of property there for over fifty-five years. I did not buy it. It was given to me without money and without price. But the donor purchased it for me at tremendous sacrifice. I am ready to go, and I may not be here while you are talking next Sunday evening, but I shall meet you there someday.”

The door to Heaven is only open to those who have trusted Christ as their personal Saviour, but all of them will surely enter there and spend eternity with Him. Though we do not know or even have the ability to understand all of the glories of that blessed place, we do know that God will be there and that we will be able to enter His presence. This is a privilege that not even the greatest of God’s servants here on Earth have had. “And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live” (Exodus 33:20). But in Heaven we will enjoy fellowship with God forever.

Today’s Growth Principle: 

The glory of Heaven is promised to us by Christ’s sacrifice, and we can confidently look forward to going.