Revelation 7:15 KJV
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
I read this passage in my daily visit with the Lord today and the first thing that came to my mind is that we Christians have an enormous blessing awaiting us in the future. That the One who sit on the throne shall dwell among us is grace beyond.
• That we, who were created by Him should serve Him day and night is a blessing beyond fathom.
• That He, who has created us, should condescend to dwell among us; that is glorious grace.
But as I pondered further, and meditated, I remembered another passage,
Revelation 14:11 KJV
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
While the believer serve and dwells with God and night, those who never professed Christ will be in torments those same days and nights.
People put too little thought into eternal things. The average Christian today tends to think of Christianity to answer questions about family, friends and work relationships. The largest congregation in the country has a pastor who openly professes to not have either much knowledge or interest in eternal things. But the real purpose of Christian faith has to do with heaven and hell; an eternity in the presence of God, or an eternity suffering without rest.
I would suggest that the way to turn this around would be to get Christians to talk more about eternal things. I would further suggest that the way to get Christians to talk more about eternal things is to get them to think more about eternal things.
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
I read this passage in my daily visit with the Lord today and the first thing that came to my mind is that we Christians have an enormous blessing awaiting us in the future. That the One who sit on the throne shall dwell among us is grace beyond.
• That we, who were created by Him should serve Him day and night is a blessing beyond fathom.
• That He, who has created us, should condescend to dwell among us; that is glorious grace.
But as I pondered further, and meditated, I remembered another passage,
Revelation 14:11 KJV
And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
While the believer serve and dwells with God and night, those who never professed Christ will be in torments those same days and nights.
People put too little thought into eternal things. The average Christian today tends to think of Christianity to answer questions about family, friends and work relationships. The largest congregation in the country has a pastor who openly professes to not have either much knowledge or interest in eternal things. But the real purpose of Christian faith has to do with heaven and hell; an eternity in the presence of God, or an eternity suffering without rest.
I would suggest that the way to turn this around would be to get Christians to talk more about eternal things. I would further suggest that the way to get Christians to talk more about eternal things is to get them to think more about eternal things.
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