AUGUST 30

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

Isaiah 66:22 –

“For as the new heavens and the new earth that I make shall remain before me, says the Lord, so shall your offspring and your name remain”

1John 3:2

“Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.”

(If we’ll know Jesus, then we’ll know our loved ones.)

REMEMBER SOMETHING,   WE WON’T BE JUST IN HEAVEN, PLAYING HARPS, WE WILL BE LIVING ON THE NEW EARTH!   IT’LL BE MUCH LIKE THIS EARTH ONLY NATURE WILL BE PERFECT, AND NOTHING WILL DIE—NOT PEOPLE, PLANTS, NOR ANIMALS.  WE WILL HAVE WORK TO DO BUT IT’LL BE EASY AND WE’LL BE LIVING AND WORKING AND WORSHIPPING IN THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD ALL THE TIME!!!!

Revelation 21:4 ~~  “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.”

No  more death, no more separation.

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This month we will continue the book, “Whatever Happens – How to Stand Firm in Your Faith When the World is Falling Apart.”  By a contemporary author of many best-selling Christian books, Robert J. Morgan.  He took care of his wife when she had MS, until she went home to her Savior.  “He knows of which he speaks.”  I pray that this book blesses you.

Philippians 4:19

 “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”

WHATEVER HAPPENS …..CONSIDER YOURSELF WORTH MILLIONS

2 Peter 1:11

“And you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Verse 10 tells us to make certain we are among those called by God and committed to Jesus Christ, which can keep us from stumbling.  If we do that, we can be assured of a rich welcome when we enter heaven.

What is a rich welcome?

You won’t have to sneak into heaven, like Joshua’s two spies sneaked into Jericho.  You won’t enter unnoticed and alone, as Paul entered Athens.  You won’t have to be worried or apprehensive like Jacob when he returned home to face his brother.  You won’t face rejection, as Jesus did in His hometown synagogue.

Instead, you will be richly welcomed, with shouts and songs and splendor.  Friends will be there from long ago.  Generations will be lined up to meet you.  Angels will greet you.  Your mansion will be prepared for you.  The Lord will be there waiting.  You won’t just get into heaven, you will be RICHLY welcomed into your heavenly home.

When the poor beggar died in Luke 16, he was carried by the angels to be with Abraham and all the Old Testament heroes. 

When Stephen died in Acts 6, the Lord stood up to welcome Him.

When Paul was transported to the third heaven, he saw and heard things so resplendent in beauty that he could not repeat them later.

When John was caught up into heaven in Revelation 4, he was thrilled at the worship occurring around the throne.

One Sunday afternoon, Charles Spurgeon was preaching about the New Jerusalem.  A woman sat near the front on the right side of the room.  He noticed how her eyes sparkled as he preached, and there was a look of sheer joy on her face.

He kept preaching about the riches of our heavenly home, and he glanced down at her again.  This time she appeared nonresponsive.  He stopped his sermon and said, “I think that sister is dead.”  And she was.

(I can relate to that.  Once when I was preaching, I sensed that a woman had died during my sermon.  I stopped the message and we called for medical help.  She wasn’t dead, but she passed away shortly afterward.)

In Spurgeon’s case, the woman had literally gone home while he was describing it to her.

In talking about the experience later, he said, “We may go to sleep tonight, and awake in eternal glory.  We are not far from home; so let us be of good cheer, and rejoice, praise and bless our Divine Lord that ever He should have stooped so low to raise us so high.

 Jesus came all the way to earth to prepare a way for you to be with Him forever, and He has been waiting for two thousand years for your arrival.  It will be a rich welcome.

That’s a fitting reason to let our last verse be a doxology of praise, as found in Romans 11:33:

“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!!!  How unsearchable His judgments, and His paths beyond tracing out!”

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