GOD’S WORD FOR  MAY 6

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.  Besides his many ministries, and many books, Pastor Lutzer was Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus there.  He is Chancelor and a former professor at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught Theology and Ministry, and now has numerous radio teachings.

A BEAUTIFUL FUTURE

Revelation 21:2

“Prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”

D.L. MOODY

There are constant sounds around us we cannot hear, and the sky is studded with bright planets and stars our eyes have never seen.  Little as we know about this bright and radiant land, there are glimpses of its beauty that come to us now and then. 

Perhaps nothing but the shortness of our range of sight keeps us from seeing the celestial gates all open to us, and nothing but the deafness of our ears prevents our hearing the joyful ringing of the bells of heaven.

ERWIN LUTZER

The eternal bride of Christ will radiate beauty and glory, adorned for her husband, Christ Himself.  We will be in that New Jerusalem that is coming down out of heaven as a bride.

Just as the Most Holy Place – the Holy of Holies – of the Old Testament tabernacle was a cube, so will be the New Jerusalem, and we will dwell in the Most Holy Place throughout all eternity!  With no fear of being contaminated by sin, we will be holy and totally free of all sin.  Imagine the presence of God directly without sin coming in between.

In the New Jerusalem, there is no temple, “for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb” (Revelation 21:22-23).  This will be our first experience with uncreated light.  We will have direct immediate access to God with no need for a mediator.  God and His people will dwell together in the new Jerusalem – forever.

PRAYER

Father, why do You so honor us?  Please help me to marvel at Your great love that would redeem me and bring me into Your presence forever.

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Psalm 19:1&4

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. ….. Their voice goes out through all the earth,  and their words to the end of the world…..

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Psalm 50:6

The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge!

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Jeremiah 51:48

Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is in them, shall sing for joy over Babylon, for the destroyers shall come against them out of the north, declares the Lord.

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Hosea 2:21

“And in that day I will answer, declares the Lord, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth,

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Revelation 22:17

The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.

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    Revelation 19:7-9

    Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come,  and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”—for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

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    Revelation 21:2

    And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a Bride for her husband.

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Revelation 22:11

Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.

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