MY FRIENDS, THE INVITATION HAS GONE OUT WILL YOU RESPONSE?

Nov. 1, 2015

MY FRIENDS, THE INVITATION HAS GONE OUT WILL YOU RESPONSE?

What is God’s overall plan for the redeemed? John tells us in Rev. 21:1 (NIV) Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.”

My friends, the invitation has gone out. Restoration, paradise incarnate, and a new creation beyond our finite imagination all restored for the redeemed. 2 Peter 3:13 (KJV) tells us, “we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.”

Remember the invitation was originally given on Calvary when Christ said “it is finished.” That let us know, God’s faithful were no longer bound by our sins, or this world that will one day pass away. And if we have Faith and believe in God’s promises, all that was lost in the original Eden will be restored to God’s faithful, one day soon.

But where I need you to focus today is not only the restoration of a “new heaven and a new earth,” for that is a given, but the restoration of our hearts before we can enjoy the fruits of it all.

My friends, we can no longer look at this world as an alternative to what our God has planned for us. We must stand still and recognize the voice of God. He knows what the future holds if we no longer seek with a passion to distinguish the Good Shepherd’s voice from the god of this world.

John 1:12-13 (KJV) tells us, “as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, to those who believe into His name, who were begotten…of God.” Christ main objective when He walked among us was not to bring physical restoration to the lost.

But a restorations that restores man and woman back before sin when Adam and Eve walked through the Garden of Eden with God. Imagine in the very presence of God daily. Remember, as children, we always knew our parents were not far from our presence.

They were an extension of who we were, and we were an extension of who they were, our lives existed around one another and one day we will have that same relationship with “our Father which art in heaven.”

“And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.” Rev. 22:5 (KJV) My friends, the “they who reigns” in that text are the redeemed whose “robes have been washed by the blood of the Lamb, our Savior.”

They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them. And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.” Is. 56:23-25

Remember, the invitation is still open, but we must RSVP at this very moment, not when it’s convenient. And if we have Faith, endure and believe in the promises of God, all that was lost will be restored one day soon. “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope”

My Friends, where there is no vision, the people perish…..Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)