"No longer will there be any curse...They will see His face...And they will reign forever and ever." Revelation 22: 3-5
The question was asked of its readers in my devotional: "Can you imagine living in God's presence, away from the effects of sin?" So, I began to wonder what this would look like.
No more hospitals, funeral homes or cemeteries. Police stations and prisons - not necessary. Courts of judgment, abortion clinics, gay pride month, racketeering, pornography, human trafficking,...Can you imagine no corruption of any kind? No rotten fruit. No roadkill. No birth defects.
From a personal perspective, no guilt trips or worrywarts or skeletons in the closet. Within the church, the need for denominational divisions would be eradicated, allowing Jesus to reign.
After my mom died, I had a vision in which I saw her walking alongside Jesus, arm in arm. They were heading away from me, but because their faces were turned toward each other, I could see they were laughing about something. Their body language demonstrated the ease and intimacy shared by close friends. The Curse had been removed and, at long last, they were enjoying one another's company.
Throughout Nazism and World War Two, my mom walked with Him. Past the bra-burning, psychedelic '60s, she walked with Him. Beyond the self-centered Roe V. Wade, New-Ageism, she walked with Him. Garbed in mourning clothes in her 20s, she walked with Him. When her first child was born with myriad defects, she walked with Him. Wherever her life took her, she followed Him, so when, on December 21, 2015, she left her earthly tent, she walked with Him then.
If I want to imagine living in God's presence, away from the effects of sin, all I need do is walk with Him. I will see a glimpse of eternity in the poor reflection, a glimmer of His face next to mine - the Hope of Glory personified in Jesus. Imagine that.
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6
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