Final Adornment
Final Adornment. We are creatures of time, and therefore expend most of our energies on our daily life. Heaven remains pretty much a mystery to us all; a lot of conjecture has been made as to what heaven will really be like. I prefer to stay with the things God has revealed to us in His Word.
1 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. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride
beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the
throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live
with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them
and be their God. 4 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."
5
He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!"
Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and
true."
6
He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning
and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost
from the spring of the water of life. 7 He who overcomes will inherit
all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
Revelation 21:1-7, NIV
Final Adornment
We are creatures of time, and therefore expend most of our energies on our daily life. In this devotion, however, we will consider our final spiritual adornment.
Heaven
remains pretty much a mystery to us all; a lot of conjecture has been
made as to what heaven will really be like. I prefer to stay with the
things God has revealed to us in His Word. Christ told us in John 14:2
(KJV) In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
What does John tell us in verses 1 and 2 shown above?
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. I saw the Holy
City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as
a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
We
(Christians) are the bride of Christ; He is now preparing a new heaven
and a new earth especially for His bride! Though we don't know the
details, we know that it will be more beautiful and more glorious than
anything we have ever seen. We know that is true, because it will not be
soiled by the sin of mankind.
Listen to the words of the voice John heard.
"Now
the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live 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."
Who is this God who is doing such a glorious thing for His people?
He said to me: "It
is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To
him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of
the water of life. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be
his God and he will be my son.
Every time
I read these passages, all the things of this earth just fade away into
nothingness. The time will come when everything we are meant to do in
this life will be done. That will come either at our death, or at the coming
of the Lord for His people.
When Christ comes back for His church, God will say, "It is done! The old order of things has passed away." Christ's final adornment will be finished; all believers will be brought home to live with Christ forever.
Ponder
that today as you go about your daily tasks. Never let these thoughts
be far from you. This world is not our home, we are just passing
through! Soon we, as God's children will complete Christ's final adornment!
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