“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord!” [1]
So often, it seems our problem with the Lord is not His problem but ours. Let us trust in His faithfulness to bring about His good promises to us! David did not lose heart because he believed that the Lord would do for him more than he could ask or imagine. He urged us in his Psalm to wait on the Lord. Be of good courage! The Lord shall strengthen your heart.
The Lord has “given to us exceedingly great and precious promises...” [2]
Especially His promise to create a new heavens and a new earth.
“Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.” [3]
Jesus told the thief who believed in Him, “Today, you will be with me in paradise.” [4] That is a precious promise!
The writer of Hebrews gives us a glimpse of what awaits those of us who believe in Jesus. It is wonderful…
“You have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.” [5]
We cannot imagine now what shall be when the Lord creates a new heaven and new earth. We need the Holy Spirit to reveal it to us via the Word of God.
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him. But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.” [6]
Wait on the Lord! He will speak to you. He will encourage you. He will strengthen your heart.
[1] Psalm 27:13-14
[2] 2 Peter 1:4
[3] Revelation 21:1
[4] Luke 23:43
[5] Hebrews 12:22-24
[6] 1 Corinthians 2:9-10
Bearing witness to the Word of God and to the testimony of Jesus!
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