After reading today’s passages, use the guiding content below to help you reflect, respond, and engage with one another.
In the beginning, the fall introduced pain, tears, and suffering. In the end, God comforts His people, removes crying and pain, and honors those who have suffered. The curse is removed, and people can eat from the healing tree of life.
In prayer and in the comments, reflect on the images from today’s passages that were familiar to you. How do you see God working to bring the comfort of the promised new creation to your life now?
God has already paved our way before us and will be there to restore us at the end because he is the beginning and the end
Thankful that God knows my heart and He is with me .. but I’m constantly reminded that I need HIM in every area.
We have the promise that the Lord is working in our lives despite our failures and our trials. If we trust Him as Lord of our lives we are renewed with the strength to continue until the day that everything will be made new and good when we will be with Him for eternity.
We are not alone in our grief and struggle. He sees, He will restore us. Only He can.
i feel that so many times we are trying to heal our inner child, because we want to go back to our “innocence” we had. but the true innocence will be when we are in the new jerusalem for there we will experience TRUE joy and innocence.
Wow- this really spoke to me!
That’s the hope and eternity we have to look forward to; no more pain, suffering or sin. Everything good is there. Having this wonderful image is what keeps me going. Thank you God for loving us so and making a way for us to be with you in eternity, even though us humans are so undeserving. Amen.
This was extremely comforting to me this morning. Thank you for sharing this.
Our king is seated. He’s not frantically pacing. He’s not anxious or nervous. He’s not unsettled or scared. He is seated, steady, secure. Author unknown. I thought this was absolutely perfect as I reflect on these passages.
What a wonderful image to remember, our seated King, calm and secure. Thank you for this ❤️