No More Night

Revelation 22

“They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.  There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.  And they will reign for ever and ever.” 22:4-5 – from my brother, Rex

HE is the LIGHT!!!  There will be no more darkness, no more sorrow, no more pain.  

In my Sunday and Wednesday night classes, my 3rd-5th graders have been learning about Heaven.  They have always known it was supposed to be a wonderful place but when we read the last 2 chapters of Revelations together they got so excited they were standing up out of their chairs and shouting about how wondrous it is!  These kids amaze me every time I am with them. They see scripture in such a pure and magnificent way and it opens my eyes to the joy that can be found in it. During this scripture reading they became fixated with the 12 layers of foundation underneath the new Jerusalem.  They wanted to know what each gem was so I had to look each one up on my phone and show them pictures. Each gem was more beautiful than the last. They were yelling, they were so excited. And they couldn’t believe that those gems were what the city was SITTING on. Then we read about the streets of gold, the river of the water of life, the tree of life, the pearly gates, and the angels standing at each one of them.  Their heads were spinning so fast with all this magnificent information that they couldn’t see straight! And then one of the girls exclaimed, “You mean we will get to see this?!” When I replied, “Yes!” they all got quiet. The magnitude of eternal life hit them. There is a GREAT DAY coming! My daughter has already seen it! I believe in it! And one day, I will see it too! I will be in the physical presence of my God, the One who loves me like no other – the One who guides me, molds me, comforts me, wants me.  And there will be no more night.