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His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence." 2 Peter 1:3
D.L. MOODY
There is glory for the time to come. A great many people seem to forget that the best is before us. Dr. Andrew Bonar once said that everything before the true believer is “glorious.” This thought took hold on my soul, and I began to look the matter up and see what I could find in Scripture that was glorious hereafter. I found that the kingdom we are going to inherit is glorious; our crown is to be a “crown of glory”; the city we are going to inhabit is the city of the glorified; the songs we are to sing are the songs of the glorified; we are to wear garments of “glory and beauty”; our society will be the society of the glorified; our rest is to be “glorious”; the country to which we are going is to be full of “the glory of God and of the Lamb” (see Revelation 21:23).
There are many who are always looking on the backward path and mourning over the troubles through which they have passed; they keep lugging up the cares and anxieties they have been called on to bear, and are forever looking at them. Why should we go reeling and staggering under the burdens and cares of life when we have such glorious prospects before us?
ERWIN LUTZER
The story of the Bible begins in the garden, but it ends in a city, New Jerusalem, in which God will display His eternal glory (Rev. 21:1–2).
Why a city? Because a city is where there are many common places with people doing life together in the presence of God. His name shall be on our foreheads and we shall reign with Him forever. Imagine that! The future is coming and, for believers, it is glorious: No sin, no death, no goodbyes. Let’s look forward, not backward! The glories of tomorrow give us strength for the sorrows of today.
PRAYER
Father, may I live for the day when you will wipe away every tear and we will glorify you forever.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
What aspect of heaven most encourages your heart right now?
How should we live now in light of the future that is to come?