A New Heaven and Earth

Isaiah 65:²⁵ The wolf and the lamb shall graze together;
the lion shall eat straw like the ox,
and dust shall be the serpent’s food.
They shall not hurt or destroy
in all my holy mountain,"
says the LORD.

John 3:³⁶ Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

In Isaiah, it talks about the new heaven and new earth. This is when Jesus comes again. All will be peaceful and good. The animals in the new heaven and earth will not hurt or destroy each other. There will be no such thing as a food chain or predators or victims. This is the place that we will spend in eternity! However, the only way to gain eternal life is to believe in Jesus. Another way to look at it is, the only way to avoid death is to believe in Jesus. Without belief in Jesus, there is no redemption from the wrath assigned to our sins. It's not enough to believe that God will come and make things new. We must believe that He sent Jesus for the purpose of salvation and then we become heirs to this peaceful kingdom.

I'm trying to picture this perfect place. It is so serene to me. I want to be a part of this new heaven and new earth. I want Lion and my family to experience this. Isaiah also speaks of the old Jerusalem being like a woman in labor and that the new Jerusalem would be the birth of a new Holy city. For me to go about my life as if this is it, is a huge mistake. There is more to come. We are in the stages of labor. Jesus could return at any moment. I need to live with the goal in mind. I need to tell others to believe in Jesus because if they miss that, they miss out on the new, peaceful place that God will create. I believe in what God says. I need to keep this on the top of my mind, instead of replaying movie scenes in my head, and allow it to change the way I live.

Heavenly Father, I love You. Thank You for sending Jesus so that we may have a way to enter into Your presence. Lord, You are Holy. Please forgive me and make me holy in Your sight. Keep my heart and mind clean. Lord, please show me how to be the best mother for Lion that You made me to be. Jesus, live through me and bless my husband, son, and family through me. I pray that I bring others to know You, Jesus. I pray all this in Jesus Christ's name, Amen.