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No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home
From the Sept. 16th reading
How have you begun your eternity? Have you made your reservations?
SCRIPTURE:
READ: Revelation 21
Revelation 21:2
I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. (NIV)
OBSERVATIONS:
- New Heaven and New Earth
- No oceans (V. 1)
- No sun, moon or stars (V. 23)
- The Holy City of Jerusalem – the wife of the Lamb (21:9)
- The city will shine with the glory of God (V. 11)
- A great wall with twelve gates will surround it.
- 12 angels at the gates (3 at each gate)
- 12 gates = 12 tribes of Israel
- 12 foundations = 12 Apostles
- 144 cubits thick or high = 216 ft.
- Foundation made of precious stones
- Wall made of jasper or possibly diamond (unknown in 1st century)
- 12 gates = giant single pearls
- The City
- Streets of pure gold (transparent glass)
- No temple in the city
- 1,400 mile cube or pyramid form
- Both Israel and the church will be in the city
- The glory of the Lord is its light and the Lamb is the lamp
- The Throne of God will be there
- River and water of life will flow from under the throne
- The Tree of Life with 12 fruits along the river
- Its gates will never shut
- No night there
- Nothing impure will ever enter it
- Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life may enter
- His name will be on their foreheads
APPLICATION:
- We have something magnificent to look forward to.
- This will be our new home forever.
- We will live in His presence forever
- No more suffering. No More shame
- Don’t get too attached to this world!
MOTIVATION:
When I read Revelation chapter 21 I am amazed at the beauty and the magnitude of this New Jerusalem. First off, remember that his is after the Millennium, Christ’s 1000-year reign on the earth. The earth and universe as we know it will be gone, and will be replaced with a new heaven and a new earth. Heaven here, is referring to space or the atmosphere. God will reside in the New Jerusalem along with Christ. Their thrones will be in the middle of this great city.
The symbolism that John uses to describe this new city is incredible. He attempts to describe it to us in the best terms possible. Imagine for a moment a city that is 1,400 miles square and 1,400 miles high. To help us understand the distance of 1,400 miles let me use existing land marks. This city would from San Diego, Ca. to Dallas, Tx. And from San Diego to Seattle, Wa. That is massive! We don’t know if it is shaped like a cube or a pyramid. Many scholars believe that it will be shaped like a pyramid. Either way this city will be enormous!
This great city will be the dwelling place for the Old Testament Saints and the believers of the church (the bride of Christ). Only those whose names are written in the Lambs Book of Life may enter. There will be no more death, no more mourning, and no more sin or shame!
What does this mean for us? What can we take away from this? First, I would encourage you to not to get too attached to this world that we are living in today. It is temporary, just like everything else around us. We tend to get so wrapped in what is now, but the reality is it won’t be here in the future. We think that this is all there is. When in reality this is only a shadow of what is to come. So don’t hold on too tight!
Eternity began for you and me the day that we placed our faith in Jesus. It doesn’t start in Revelation 21. It has already begun. Sometimes we think that eternity doesn’t begin until we die. When in reality death is merely us falling asleep here, and then waking up in His presence. Our time here on this particular globe is temporary.
So how have you begun your eternity? Are you ready to be in His light? Your room has been reserved. He is preparing it even now, and it has your name on it. The question is are you ready for it? Let’s worship Him with everything we have now. Let’s serve Him with all our hearts now, because eternity has begun!
PRAYER:
Ask God to change your perspective from the temporary to the eternal. Ask Him to get your mind right today, and not wait until then.
Each week’s Monday Motivation is taken from the reading schedule found in the Life Journal. If you are ready for the next step in your discipleship, then order yours today or see me for a copy.
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Devotionals by Date
January 2018
MONDAY MOTIVATION INTRODUCTION
THE GREAT SHEPHERD
January 1, 2018
THE GREAT PLANNER
January 8, 2018
PROTECTING YOUR ROOTS
January 15, 2018
FACING YOUR GIANTS
January 22, 2018
February 2018
PLEASE STAND
February 5, 2018
BE A GAME CHANGER
February 12, 2018
FINISH STRONG
February 19, 2018
STRETCHER BEARERS
February 26, 2018
March 2018
DIGGING YOUR WAY OUT
March 5, 2018
REAL PEARLS
March 12, 2018
HIDDEN IDENTITY
March 19, 2018
MYSTERY GARDEN
March 26, 2018
April 2018
THE TEST!
April 2, 2018
PASS IT ON!
April 9, 2018
CRACKED POTS!
April 16, 2018
LAY THEM DOWN!
April 23, 2018
LETTING GO
April 30, 2018
May 2018
IDOL WORSHIP OR IDLE WORSHIP?
May 7, 2018
WATCH AND PRAY!
May 14, 2018
DON’T SAY GOODBYE
May 21, 2018
TRAPPED
May 28, 2018
June 2018
GOT A MATCH?
June 4, 2018
CHOSEN?
June 11, 2018
I’M THIRD!
June 18, 2018
CHANGED LIVES MATTER
June 25, 2018
July 2018
MADE FOR MORE THAN THIS
July 2, 2018
SET FREE!
July 9, 2018
HEAVENLY PLACES July 15, 2018
LOOKING IN THE MIRROR
July 2, 2018
NO SURPRISES HERE
July 2, 2018
August 2018
INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED
August 6, 2018
THE PEOPLE PLEASER
August 13, 2018
ONE CHURCH
August 20, 2018
BROTHERLY LOVE
August 27, 2018
September 2018
NEWLYWEDS!
September 3, 2018
WHEN GOD SPANKS US!
September 10, 2018
TAKING A STAND
September 17, 2018
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
September 24, 2018
October 2018
FROM ORDINARY TO EXTRAORDINARY
October 1, 2018
STAND YOUR GROUND!
October 8, 2018
FAITH UNDER FIRE
October 15, 2018
HOMELESS FOR A DAY
October 22, 2018
November 2018
A HEAVENLY MARRIAGE?
November 5, 2018
HOLY SMOKE!
November 12, 2018
MIRROR, MIRROR…
November 19, 2018
SECRET AGENT
November 26, 2018
December 2018