No More Hunger, No More Thirst - The Great Reunion

After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. They cried out in a loud voice, saying, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!’ And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God, singing, ‘Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God for ever and ever! Amen.’ Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, ‘Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?’ I said to him, ‘Sir, you are the one that knows.’ Then he said to me, ‘These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. For this reason they are before the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ (Revelation 7:9-17)

The apostle John in his old age was given a chance to see in a vision a full revelation of Heaven.  Written to comfort those who suffer in this life for the sake of Jesus Christ and as a foretelling of all that is to come, he saw this great multitude before the throne of God.  He heard the crowd crying out in a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb!" Salvation.  That act which rescues from certain death into life, and not only life, but fullness of life, as Christ Himself promised in John 10:10.  Those in that multitude had been saved from their sin and now found themselves in the presence of God.  John was able to see that these were from every nation, from every tribe, who spoke all languages and all praising God.  No segregation, no separation; all fully included and fully welcomed before God.  And the message is loud and clear:  "They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and He will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

Have you been saved from the misery of sin?  Have you cried out to God right here, right now to ask that sin be taken away from you and have you enter into a life-long relationship with God?  If not, please do that right now.  You don't want to miss being a part of that which awaits the saved.  Yes, life is tough and we've made some bad choices and decisions, but God can remove that from us and lead us to where we need to be.

PRAYER:  Loving God, let me be a part of that throng who is now worshiping You and praising You.  I want to be part of that great reunion, starting now.  I pray asking forgiveness of my sins and I want to invite You to enter my heart and life and be my Lord and Savior.  This I pray in the name of He who died for me and who is my shepherd, Jesus Christ, amen.

Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!

Eradio Valverde

Prayer Request:  This morning a pair of conjoined twins is in surgery here in Corpus Christi at Driscoll Children's Hospital for the first ever surgery done here in CC.  The surgery may take up to 18 hours and it is the top news story here this morning.  Pray for the little girls, their mom and dad, and especially for the doctors who are doing this surgery.  May God be glorified.