Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in a YouTube video of images and lyrics from the group Third Day singing a modern version of the old hymn Blessed Assurance ... poignantly singing of God’s promises of what lies ahead when we’re with Him in glory.
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Highlight Verse[s]: Revelation 21:4 [NLT] ... 4 He [the LORD] will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”
... Knowing what will happen in heaven should give us His peace.
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Highlight Passage [context]: Revelation 21:1-6 [NLT] ... USE THIS LINK ...
... God, thru John’s vision of heaven, reveals what it will be like when we join our Lord in glory.
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Reference Passage : ... Isaiah 26:3 [NLT] ... 3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
... If we fix our eyes on Jesus and trust in the heavenly outcomes He has promised, we will have His peace.
Reference Passage : ... John 16:33 [NLT] ... 33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
... Even tho we will go thru trials of the world, Jesus promises that He has overcome the world.
Reference Passage : ... 1Corinthians 15:42-44 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...
... God, thru Paul, promises us that heaven will give us a new body, free of all earthly pains.
Reference Passage : ... Philippians 4:6-7 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...
... God, thru Paul, promises us His amazing peace … if we’ll trust Him and bring our cares to Him instead of worrying over them.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Adam Holz, uses a personal reflection to illustrate our knowing our fate in Christ should give us peace. … The ODB author wrote: My supervisor is a huge fan of a certain college basketball team. This year, they won the national championship, so another coworker texted him congratulations. The only problem was my boss hadn’t yet had a chance to watch the final game! He was frustrated, he said, knowing the outcome beforehand. [see photo] But, he admitted, at least when he watched the game he wasn’t nervous when the score stayed close to the end. He knew who won!
We never really know what tomorrow will hold. Some days can feel mundane and tedious, while other days are filled with joy. Still other times, life can be grueling, agonizing even, for long periods of time.
But despite life’s unpredictable ups and downs, we can still be securely grounded in God’s peace. Because, like my supervisor, we know the end of the story. We know who “wins.”
Fellow Christian, if we all believe in the truth of God’s word, life should be like watching a basketball game and already knowing the outcome.
Yes, we all face trials from the world in this life; but Jesus has promised that He has overcome the world (see John 16:33). … Yes, we all have bodily aches and pains (at least I sure do!); but God, thru Paul, shows us that in glory we will have no pain (see 1Cor. 15:42-44). … Yes, we all have anxieties, don’t we? But if we focus on the Lord and trust in His promises, we should be able to pray and find His unfathomable peace (see Isaiah 26:3 and Phil. 4:6-7).
How about it, dear one?! … Let’s watch the results of the game of life today KNOWING THAT WE WIN!!
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My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh Abba Father, ... thank You, Lord, ... for Your promises which give us peace to deal with the aches and pains and trials of this life.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... I pray, Lord, that all reading here will join me to believe God’s promises which allow us to know what lies ahead in glory. … Amen
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