God's Gifts #24

..."For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing, And her people a joy. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, And joy in My people; The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, Nor the voice of crying.

Isa 65:17-19 www.solascriptura.com

Father, This prophecy from Isaiah quotes You and promises what will happen after the Judgment, during the 1000 years of peace, here on earth. This wonderful time of peace will result in all of the burdens from the past being removed, even the memory of them.

Your promise is one of joy. In other places You teach us that the Temple will be rebuilt by You and that Jerusalem will become the center of worship for the entire world and that during this time, the millennium, Satan will be restrained.

Father, even now, for those who Love You, physical death has been overcome by Spiritual birth, a birth that enables us to exist, with You, forever. You teach us that Your objective for us is joy, joy beyond anything we have experienced in this life. Thank You for the gifts, now and then. We pray in Jesus' name, amen.

Bruce Caldwell