And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him (Rev. 22:3).
In the very beginning of this world, sin brought a curse upon the earth (Gen. 3:17). "The wages of sin is death" (Rom. 6:23). The curse that followed sin has affected the entire human race. In the verse preceding our promise text, we are told that the tree of life will bear a different fruit every month there by the river of life. Had the first Adam been permitted to eat of this tree after he sinned, he would have lived forever in his fallen state, and that would have been the greatest curse of all.
We are told that God will dwell here in this earth made new, for "the throne of God and the Lamb shall be in it." He can dwell only where there is no curse or sin, which is the cause of the curse. It is the Lamb, and He alone, who "hath redeemed us from the curse..., being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree" (Gal. 3:13).
The curse of sin and death comes upon all those who disobey God's law of righteousness. And all have sinned; therefore, all have been under the curse. Jesus, who knew no sin, was made sin for us "that we might be made the righteousness of God in him" (2 Cor. 5:21). In that curseless land of blessing, God's servants will truly serve Him. Here we serve God by helping others, but there we shall serve Him directly.
Kepler, the astronomer, looking up from his mathematical computations, once said, "I think Thy thoughts after Thee, O God." May this be our service here and before the throne.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep" (Ps. 92:5).
In the very beginning of this world, sin brought a curse upon the earth (Gen. 3:17). "The wages of sin is death" (Rom. 6:23). The curse that followed sin has affected the entire human race. In the verse preceding our promise text, we are told that the tree of life will bear a different fruit every month there by the river of life. Had the first Adam been permitted to eat of this tree after he sinned, he would have lived forever in his fallen state, and that would have been the greatest curse of all.
We are told that God will dwell here in this earth made new, for "the throne of God and the Lamb shall be in it." He can dwell only where there is no curse or sin, which is the cause of the curse. It is the Lamb, and He alone, who "hath redeemed us from the curse..., being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree" (Gal. 3:13).
The curse of sin and death comes upon all those who disobey God's law of righteousness. And all have sinned; therefore, all have been under the curse. Jesus, who knew no sin, was made sin for us "that we might be made the righteousness of God in him" (2 Cor. 5:21). In that curseless land of blessing, God's servants will truly serve Him. Here we serve God by helping others, but there we shall serve Him directly.
Kepler, the astronomer, looking up from his mathematical computations, once said, "I think Thy thoughts after Thee, O God." May this be our service here and before the throne.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep" (Ps. 92:5).
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