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Our Daily Bread                                         Friday, June 17 1994

                         THE BEST IS YET TO BE

Read: Revelation 21:1-8

Before Jesus left this earth, He promised to prepare a special place for those
who love Him (John 14:2-3). Years later He spoke to His disciple John in a
vision, giving him as much detail as man's finite mind could grasp. Since then,
God's people have pondered with eager anticipation "a new heaven and a new
earth," where there will be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor pain
(Rev. 21:1,4).

When we are released from sin's curse, we will serve God without weariness
(22:3-4). We will see Jesus and be like Him (1 John 3:2). Thinking about these
joys moved the renowned English physician Thomas Browne (1605-1682) to write,
"When we begin to talk about life after death, we're like two infants in a
womb discussing the nature of their future life. The difference between our
present knowledge and understanding of what it will be to share God's glory is
no less great than what exists between unborn babies and a man in the strength
of his days...As Christians, we know it is indescribable and thus we can
rejoice, but it will be even greater than our wildest imagination."

In life's darkest or most joyous moments, let's never forget that the best is
yet to be. -- DJD

                       To see His face, this is my goal,
                       The deepest longing of my soul;
                   Through storm and stress my path I'll trace
                     Till, satisfied, I see His face! -- Chisholm

Bible in one year: 1 Kings 8-10

Thought for the day:

The greatest joy on earth is the prospect of heaven.

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