PROMISE #147 - MAY 27
Promise #147:
Those who overcome will eat from the tree of life in paradise.
Revelation 2:7 (WEB)
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life,
which is in the Paradise of my God.
In chapters 2 and 3 of the book of Revelation, we read how Jesus has a specific message for seven of the churches that existed during that time. The words that Jesus spoke to these churches were very sobering indeed, but I think it is important to remember that each one of His messages ended with a promise.
In today's Scripture passage, Jesus concludes His exhortation to the church at Ephesus with the promise that those who overcome will eat of the tree of life in the garden of God. This is an incredible promise of complete restoration for all those who are in Christ. Everything in humanity's history began in a garden, and it was from those lofty heights that Adam and Eve fell. It has always been God's heart to restore His people to all that was lost the day Adam and Eve left the garden.
In today's promise, Jesus reminds us that those who overcome will be restored to even greater glory than what Adam and Eve enjoyed before their fall. No matter how difficult life may get here on Earth, may we all be reminded that our destiny is to live forever, fully restored to all that our Father originally intended for us. Because of the completed work of our Elder Brother Jesus, you and I will one day taste the choicest fruit from the tree of life itself. Hallelujah!
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for your promise of eternal life in the everlasting union I share with your beloved Son. I pray that hope will arise in my heart today, knowing that I have an inheritance lasting forever in the paradise you designed for me to inhabit for all eternity. May the realization of this truth overshadow any hardship I face this side of heaven.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
Those who overcome will eat from the tree of life in paradise.
Revelation 2:7 (WEB)
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life,
which is in the Paradise of my God.
In chapters 2 and 3 of the book of Revelation, we read how Jesus has a specific message for seven of the churches that existed during that time. The words that Jesus spoke to these churches were very sobering indeed, but I think it is important to remember that each one of His messages ended with a promise.
In today's Scripture passage, Jesus concludes His exhortation to the church at Ephesus with the promise that those who overcome will eat of the tree of life in the garden of God. This is an incredible promise of complete restoration for all those who are in Christ. Everything in humanity's history began in a garden, and it was from those lofty heights that Adam and Eve fell. It has always been God's heart to restore His people to all that was lost the day Adam and Eve left the garden.
In today's promise, Jesus reminds us that those who overcome will be restored to even greater glory than what Adam and Eve enjoyed before their fall. No matter how difficult life may get here on Earth, may we all be reminded that our destiny is to live forever, fully restored to all that our Father originally intended for us. Because of the completed work of our Elder Brother Jesus, you and I will one day taste the choicest fruit from the tree of life itself. Hallelujah!
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for your promise of eternal life in the everlasting union I share with your beloved Son. I pray that hope will arise in my heart today, knowing that I have an inheritance lasting forever in the paradise you designed for me to inhabit for all eternity. May the realization of this truth overshadow any hardship I face this side of heaven.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.