"A NEW DAWN!"

Revelation 7:15-17 KJV:
"Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them." [16]; "They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat." [17]; "For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

A man and a woman were sitting next to each other on a plane. It was obvious that the man was keen to talk and was soon telling the woman how he had recently lost his little son through death. The woman listened intently as he told his story: He said, "My son had come home from school with a fever and we thought it was just one of those childhood things, but it was a very virulent form of meningitis. The doctor said there was little that could be done to save his life".

The man went on to tell how he and his wife took up a bed side vigil next to their dying boy. It was the middle of the day and the little boy whose strength was going from him said, "Daddy, it's getting dark isn't it?"
"Yes son", his father said even though the sun was shining brightly outside.
The boy said, "Daddy, I guess it's time for me to go to sleep isn't it?"
He said, "Yes, son, it's time for you to go to sleep."

The man described how his son had a special way of putting his head on his hands when he slept. His father helped him to get his pillow just right and then laid his head on his hands. "Good night Daddy. I will see you in the morning." He then closed his eyes and stepped over into heaven.

As the woman in the plane was drying her eyes the man silently looked out the window for a long time. Then he turned back to the woman with tears running down his face and he said, "I can hardly wait till the morning."
"I can hardly wait for the morning". That about expresses the hope of the Christian. There awaits us a bright new day in the presence of the Lord. Jesus uses the picture of a mansion with many rooms – he has gone ahead to get a room ready for each of those whose trust is in the One who is the way, the truth and the life.

For the child dying of cancer in the hospital, the family standing at the grave of a parent or child killed in a car accident; those who have lost loved ones through war, terrorism, or the ravages of disease; the family gathered around a hospital bed to say their goodbyes, or when we must face our own mortality; what better image can we have than that of the new morning – a new life, in a new world, with a new body.

Christ in us, is the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27). If you have not made Jesus Christ your Lord and Saviour, repent of your unbelief and sins today, and surrender your life to Him as your Lord and Saviour, so that when you draw your final breath here on earth, your precious soul can be alive with Him in His Kingdom for all eternity. Then, it will be a new dawn in His presence!

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