By Pastor Dr. Aggrey Soyekwo
Revelation 21:3-4 "I heard a loud voice speaking from the throne: “Now God's home is with human beings! He will live with them, and they shall be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God. He will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. The old things have disappeared.”- GNB
What a beautiful world it will be! At that time, God will establish a new heaven and earth. The current messed up world will have passed away. Sin will be no more. Satan, the cause of all evil which brought death, grief, sorrow, pain, crying and mourning, will be no more. Suffering will be gone, and only peace and joy reigns forever. This will be only for those in Christ. Those who rejected Him will instead be torment forever!
This may sound like a far fetched day dream given the state of our world today where every effort to bring peace has fallen short. But it will be so one day. To those in Christ who long for the coming of their Lord to save us from this corrupt violence ridden society, to those who are continually troubled by the increasing evil in the world, to those suffering for standing for the truth, this is great news of a glorious hope. One day, all forms of suffering will be over!
It was the joy of what lay ahead that made Jesus endure extreme pain. It was the glorious hope in Christ that made the apostles happily go through severe pain. Let this glorious hope of that coming blissful day, when our tears will be wiped away, with no more sorrow or pain or crying that we still experience in this life, encourage us to hold on to faith. In a little while, we shall be there. Then shall we ever be with our Lord.
2 Corinthians 4:17 "For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all."
Hebrews 12:1-2 "… And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Shalom children of God.