Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

QT 14 Aug 18, Rev 22:1-2, The future is so much glorious than this life


Revelation 22:1–2 (ESV) — 1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

NOTE: Our new bodies are eternal, but they still need healing and we need the water of life. And what happens to our bodies if they do not have the water or access to the leaves? I don't know. But God has a creation in mind that is fulfilling, with meaning, and unbelievably better than what this life offers at its finest. I don't think we grasp the implications of that kind of life. We still hold on to this sin-marred world and this sin-stained life.

PRAYER: Father, free us from this world and this body which is so confused by sin. Help us to see you and your promises as so much more glorious. Forgive us too when we fail and once again fall into the traps of the evil one. Help us to grow in holiness.


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