Dazzling Beauty

~~~ Revelation 22:1-7 ~~~ Psalm 95 ~~~ Luke 21:34-36 ~~~

Just think for a moment how amazing our world would be if
we were only allowed to use words
depicting truth, beauty, and love.
That would truly be the miraculous 'new earth'
we read about this week.

The best written words bring alive in your
minds eye pictures and feelings.
If you have ever gazed upon the water as the sunlight
danced about like tiny diamonds then you can
 picture the passage from Revelation today.

An angel showed me the river of life-giving water,
sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God...

There is one significant note to make here...
this river is sparkling like a crystal, not from
the sun as we experience it;
this river is sparkling from the glorious face of Jesus.
It is the full glory of God that creates the dazzling beauty on the water.
This water is the life giving water...alive with pure redemption...
alive with resurrection...
This water gives new life to all who believe in the source.

“Behold, I am coming soon.”
Blessed is the one who keeps the prophetic message of this book.

Today is the final day of this liturgical year.
Let us begin to prepare our hearts
for the coming of the Lord.

Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!

The weeks of Advent remind us of just how human God became.
He comes into our world as an innocent infant.
Blessings of innocence.
~~~Peace~~~