“Promised Peace”

 Micah 4:3-4

The LORD will settle international disputes.  All the nations will beat

their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. All

wars will stop, and military training will come to an end. Everyone will

live quietly in their own homes in peace and prosperity, for there will be

nothing to fear.  The LORD Almighty has promised this!  (NLT)

     What an awesome change this will be for a world that has been at war with itself and its Creator from the very beginning.  Mankind has been fighting and killing, cheating and stealing, slandering and suing one another since the beginning of time.  But our Lord God and Savior put a plan in place to save us from the chaotic living that sin brings, and bring His righteous rule into our world where we will live together in peace and prosperity forever.  Although many people have dreamed and tried to create utopia in this fallen world, every attempt has failed miserably, making matters even worse.  But unlike the many failed attempts of utopia, we Christians know and can trust that Jesus, our King, will return to set up His perfect Kingdom on Earth.  Jesus, the King of the universe, is also our God and Savior, and only He has the power to end the evil in our world. 

     Upon His return, King Jesus will reign in this world for a thousand years and there will be no more killing or wars, no disease, no suffering or pain, and absolutely no injustice at all.  It will be a safe haven for every person, because Jesus will remove all unrighteousness before it can spread to others. And after His thousand-year reign, Satan, the fallen angels, and those who rejected Christ Jesus will be sent into the eternal Lake of Fire forever.  And our God will create everything new and perfect for those who are faithful and called by His Name.  God's promise of eternal life in a body that will not grow old or get sick makes this difficult life a whole lot easier to cope with.  Knowing you will live in a perfect world without sin and evil is like a perfect dream that will come true.  Utopia, as we understand it, is not even close to the incredible future that God has planned for His children.

                            A Whisper of Hope

It is true, dear child…that I have a glorious future planned for all those who are called by My Name.  I know it seems too good to be true, and maybe a little farfetched for your human mind to grasp, but nonetheless, it is true.  And one day, in the blink of an eye, it will become a reality for you!

Revelation 20:1-4

Then I saw an angel come down from Heaven with the key to the

bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand.  He seized the dragon—

that old serpent, the Devil, Satan—and bound him in chains for a

thousand years.  The angel threw him in to the bottomless pit, which

he then shut and locked so Satan could not deceive the nations anymore

until the thousand years were finished.  Afterward he must be released

 for a little while.  (NLT)

                        Hallelujah!  For the Lord our God, 

                          the Almighty, reigns.

                           (Revelation 19:6)