"The city itself was pure, transparent gold like glass! The wall was made of jasper, and was built of twelve layers of foundation stones inlaid with gems...The twelve gates were made of pearls - each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure, transparent gold, like glass."
Revelation 21: 18-21
The foundation of an average home is made of cement block, functional, sturdy, yet unattractive. The foundation of the City of God, however, is built with the likes of these: sapphire, topaz, emerald and amethyst. This tells me that God is generous and unpretentious, as if he is saying, "An emerald basement? That's nothing! You should see your room!" He is the creator of such precious gems; he didn't have to buy them on a payment plan.
Revelation 21:7 says, "He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son." Lord, by the power of your Son's blood, may I have the strength to overcome and be your daughter.
Amen.
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