Jaw-dropping Jewels about Jesus
Rarely does Jesus, God the Son, do exactly what we expect of Him. It seems odd that He so frequently surprises us, given that He never changes. Hebrews 13:8 makes this absolute statement: “Jesus the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Still, though He is blessedly consistent in His goodness, Jesus does unforeseen things. Even when He does what is expected, He does not always do it in the way that we anticipate. Let us join with Jesus on a jaw-dropping journey. (I will be using this opening paragraph for each of the brief messages in this series. The following material will change daily.)
Revelation 21:4 speaks of the everlasting solicitude of our Savior: “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Our Lord not only will remove each one of our teardrops but also will remove the sources of our “crying”: “death,” “sorrow,” and “pain.” In other words, both our tears and fears will be forever vanquished. I have often said that much of the description of heaven is hard for us to grasp, for we have no frame of reference. For example, I know what gold looks like but not what a street of gold looks like. Similarly, I have seen a pearl, but I have not seen a massive pearly gate. However, I have experienced plenty of sorrow and pain and observed far too many deaths. The absence of these things is part of the blessed reality of eternity with Jesus. If we knew nothing else about heaven, we would dearly desire to be there. Out Savior is so good, though, that He graciously reveals even more to us. May we be grateful now for what awaits us then.