"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.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son."
Revelation 21:3-7
I like this glimpse into the future, where we get to live in the same place as God again, and death, sorrow, and pain are gone. I mean... imagining a life without those things is incredible, and then adding the actual presence of God, and all the possibilities that opens up... what could be better than that? God is the one who makes it possible to reach our hopes and dreams now, so with his help and unlimited time and the removal of so many obstacles, what couldn't we do or be?
Today, let's work on overcoming the obstacles of mortality, and focus on the hope and promise of what God offers to us, and longs to give us, if we can get over ourselves and our fears enough to take him up on his offer of a guaranteed happy ending, and follow his directions in order to get there. :)
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