God is on his throne and watching over us today! I saw a glimpse of his majesty in the sunrise this morning on the water. I need to hear from him so I'm going to his Word, back to Psalm 37 for a second helping! Did you notice this thread?
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture (v. 3) .... those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace. (v. 9-11).... those the LORD blesses will inherit the land (v. 22).... Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever (v. 27).... the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever (v. 29)... Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land (v. 34).
That's the refrain throughout this inspired song, which is all about the fact that God establishes his people and assures their future. The most immediate fulfillment of these promises was that the people of Israel would continue to be blessed to live in the land God had promised and given to them. But it ultimately speaks of something more, something further down the path of time--a time when all evil-doers will be totally removed from the landscape and only those who have put their hope in God will remain. Jesus was alluding to this psalm and reaffirming the same promise to you and me when he made the famous statement, "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth" (Matthew 5: 5).
Throughout Scripture God makes promises about the new earth that he will recreate when he destroys the present one to purge it of all its corruption, much like he did in the flood of Noah. But this time it will be a total recreation, and the biggest difference will be that God will join the new heaven and new earth together as one. He will dwell among us, and we who love him will inherit it all! It will be ours to live eternally, to laugh, to play, to love, to serve, to be together, to be productive with work perfectly suited to us, to explore, to worship, to enjoy music and dancing, to feast, to experience the ultimate best of all of God's blessings forever!
I can't wait to enjoy all that God has in store! It will make all the struggles of this life fade away into oblivion, scarcely to be thought of again. And I will inherit it because of the grace of Jesus Christ! My investments are going there. It's going to be awesome beyond words! Thank you, Lord!
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