So
in my study of Revelation 21, it led me to 2nd Peter
3:13-14 where it says: “Nevertheless we,
according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth,
wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that you
look for such things, be diligent that you may be found of Him in
peace, without spot and blameless.”
This
really spoke to me, actually it jumped right off the page! Let me
give you a little back story – in Revelation 21:1 it talks about a
new heaven and a new earth being brought out of the Great
Tribulation. This new heaven and new earth with amazing, something
that EVERY christian should be excited about! Okay, the end of my
back story. – Moving on... the verses in 2nd Peter are
really saying that we must be looking, must be earnestly seeking
the new heaven and earth that is to come. These new things will be
beautiful, more beautiful than we've ever seen and we will have NO
MORE TEARS! (ladies, no need for waterproof mascara anymore! Can I
get an amen?!)
When
we are seriously seeking and looking forward to the new heaven &
earth, our focus is on things above
instead of the crap of this earth. We set our hearts and eyes on
healthy things (like Jesus Christ, His love, how we can love others
better..etc) instead of unhealthy things (like ourselves, greed,
vanity, lies..etc). We shouldn't just be aware
of the new heaven and
earth's existence! We have to searching for it, continually thinking
about it! Think about how effective we would be for the Kingdom of
God if we stopped
focusing on how bad this “old” earth is and started focusing on
how AWESOME the new earth will be! NO MORE PAIN! Praise the Lord, I
could do without pain...couldn't you? :)
Amen,
praise God for how faithful He is. He will fulfill His promise, and
someday we will get that new heaven and earth and those of us who
are saved and believers in Christ
will get to experience this in full form. Awhh yeah. Bring it on!
*if
you haven't read the book of Revelation, I highly
recommend reading it. ASAP. Not kidding!!
God
bless, and blog soon
