Tag: New Jerusalem

God Will Serve Us

Yes, you read that right. God will serve us. When we arrive in the New Heaven and New Earth and New Jerusalem we will see God’s face, He will dwell among us, He will be personal with each of us, and He will serve us.

“3Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, 4rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. 5Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.” – John 13:3-5 (ESV)

“2In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.” – John 14:2-3 (ESV)

“11Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.” – Revelation 19:11 (ESV)

Jesus served His disciples in the upper room by washing their feet. He has prepared a place for us. He personally comes to make war against the evil one for us. All of these things He could have others do on His behalf, yet He demonstrates for us the service that we should all ascribe to.

It does not stop with what God has done for us, it leads into what He will do for us in the New Heaven, New Earth, and New Jerusalem. He will make meals for us, wipe away our tears, and remove disgrace. Again, all things that He could command others to do, but NO, He continues to demonstrate service and desires to do so.

“6On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples

a feast of rich food,…

8and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,

and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,”

— Isaiah 25:6&8 (ESV)

I am overwhelmed by this realization that God will serve me when I arrive in the New Heaven. He will not just be at the top of the hill for me to see. He will not just dwell among me as I worship. He will not just meet with me personally. He will serve me. He will be my host at the greatest bed and breakfast there will ever be. If He will do this for me, the least of them, I can do the same and serve all.

What is your view of God’s actions when you see Him? Did you expect that He will sit on the throne while you worship Him? What about now, knowing that He will serve you himself and not just sit around waiting on you to serve Him?

God Will Dwell Among Us

“3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.’” – Revelation 21:3 (ESV)

Read that verse carefully and see that God’s dwelling place is with His people. Our ultimate home is in the New Earth, the New Jerusalem, which is the dwelling place of God. God lives there now and we will live there as well. The New Earth and the New Jerusalem will come down and be established here and God will come with.

So, what about the New Jerusalem. What does it look like? Reading through God’s Word tells us. Revelation 21 & 22 give a detailed account for us to have as a reference. But I also believe that just the description does not do it justice. I think of it as the most beautiful place I have ever seen and amp it up from there to a degree that I cannot even fathom. But, as beautiful as it will be, the fact that God will be there with us is the greatest thing of all.

Unlike rulers of countries and areas here in this world, where they live in a palace that is only visible to the people and yet no one can enter without a specific purpose or being summoned, God’s Home and dwelling place is where we all will be together with Him. God prepared His house for us to live with Him. He has prepared a city for us to inhabit, and as noted in Revelation 21 & 22, it is not just an ordinary city.

“16But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.” – Hebrews 11:16 (ESV)

“1Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.” – John 14:1-3 (ESV)

God prepared the city for us, a “heavenly” city for us to enter. He has already built it and has prepared our room there. Let that sink in, He has prepared a room for each of us. And, as seen in verse 3 above, Jesus will come again and take us there to be with Him. Not just be there, but be with Him.

So, we will see the face of God in the New Heaven and the New Earth, and He will spend eternity with us in the New Jerusalem, where He is now, preparing for us to arrive. How much better could it be than that. We will be with the greatest gift to man that there ever was and He will be with us for eternity in the beautiful place that He prepared for you and me specifically. And not only do we get to live there, but He will come and personally take us there to be with Him. I don’t know about you, but I am getting a bit caught up in it all right now, and it only continues to build my anticipation for eternity with Him.

What is your view God dwelling with us? Do you see Him as the ruler on top of the hill that lives in the palace that you don’t get to visit? What if you were to shift to knowing that the beauty of the New Heaven, New Earth, and New Jerusalem were prepared by God for you and that He would be there with you for eternity?