The Light That Never Goes Out

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

There is something different about the light at sunrise and the light at sunset.  The light at sunrise seems to welcome us to our day and inspire us to greater things.  The light at sunset seems so calming and comforting, preparing us for our evening of rest.  Yet there is nothing that carries us along and sustains us better throughout the day than a bright, sun-filled sky.  There is no question that light plays a significant role in our physical and emotional well being.

What if you woke up one morning and noticed a light filling your home that was more radiant and comforting than the most beautiful day that you had ever experienced?  What if when you got out of bed there were none of those usual aches and pains?  What if when you looked in the mirror you liked what you saw?  What if your work for the day was perfectly satisfying, leaving you feeling wonderful?  What if throughout the day you felt an overwhelming since of being loved and a desire to share that love with others?  What if you could not resist delighting in the Lord non-stop all day long? What if when the day ended there was no darkness, only that radiant and comforting light that you had first experienced in the morning?  What if this day never ended?  Welcome to heaven!!

Let us eagerly await our new home for all eternity.  Let us rejoice in knowing that day after day without end we will be in the presence of the Author and the Essence of everything that is good.  Let us delight in knowing that we will never encounter anything evil again.  Let us praise the Lord!!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for preparing a place for us that is beyond our imagination.  We thank You, Jesus, for making us worthy to receive our new homes for all eternity.  We pray, Father, that You will draw us into intimate relationships with You here on earth, so that we can begin experiencing the fullness of who You are before we ever leave our earthly bodies.  May we become vessels of Your perfect love so that others can know You and be drawn to accept Your Son as their Savior.  May many experience Your eternal home as a result of them being drawn to Your Son by seeing the radiant and comforting light coming from Your obedient children.  We ask all these things in the name of the Light of the World, Jesus Christ.