"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 21:4-7
There is a lot of cool stuff here... making all things new is amazing, I think because it includes us. We can let our old pains go because God has lifted us above all of that.
The primary thing to remember here though, at least for me, is that it is all possible. God isn't speaking here of some elite band of like twelve people who have done everything right and made the grade. Truthfully the only person who ever did that was Christ, and so all of the rest of us are in the same boat. We are all sinners and in need of God's grace and mercy and instruction and help so that we can learn and change into who we want to be... those people who can overcome the challenges of this world and inherit all that God offers.
It can seem impossible when we compare ourselves to God or even to other people, but God works with us individually to help us learn our own lessons in our own way, everything leading down the gospel path but not necessarily the same lessons in the same order, because we all have strengths and weaknesses and different things that we need and want to learn. It all leads back to God. Today, let's remember to walk God's path and keep learning... if we all keep doing what we can along the way, and keep seeking God, then he will help us drink of the water of life, and wipe the tears from our eyes so we can see everything new. Sounds worth it. :)
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