The Tuesday after the Last Sunday after Trinity Sunday
Posted on November 26, 2024 by under
Scripture: Revelation 21:1-7 (NKJV)
21:1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
5 Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
6 And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. 7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.”
Devotion
Our Lord gives us an image of the glorious rest we will have in the life of the world to come. The present world is characterized by sweat, toil, tears, sorrow, pain, and death. He is still with us in this world; He continues to work and show His merciful love through His Church. But when Christ Jesus returns again in glory, and all the living and dead shall be judged, then we will see the old things pass away as He makes all things new according to His holy will.
We do not have to tire ourselves out trying to know the exact day and time of His return, or what it will all look like in detail. Our Lord tells us what we need to know, and He tells us to faithfully trust in His commands and His promises. That is enough for us! Just knowing that there will be a final, glorious day of rest is a great comfort while we work under the present harsh conditions. The sin, suffering, and death are realities that must be endured. We caused them, and we add to them. But the Lord has shown us in many and varied ways, by His Word and deeds, that He has overcome it all. He will continue to do as He promises, and we will have rest and peace on that great day!
Collect: Absolve, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy people from their offences, that from the bonds of our sins which, by reason of our frailty, we have brought upon us, we may be delivered by Thy bountiful goodness; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever One God, world without end. Amen.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
