Spiritual Joy
True spiritual joy will come to all of God's children when they enter into His eternal kingdom.There is not a lot that we know about Heaven; oftentimes we make speculations, but God has chosen not to reveal too much to us here on earth.
25 His flesh shall be young like a child’s,
He shall return to the days of his youth.
26 He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him,
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to man His righteousness.
Job 33:25-26, NKJV
Spiritual Joy
True spiritual joy will come to all of God's children when they enter into His eternal kingdom.
There
is not a lot that we know about Heaven; oftentimes we make
speculations, but God has chosen not to reveal too much to us here on
earth. I do love verse 25, especially now that I am older and can
appreciate what it is really saying.
25 His flesh shall be young like a child’s,
He shall return to the days of his youth.
Have
you ever wondered what our heavenly bodies will look like. Verse 25
tells us that our flesh will be young like a child's; we will return to
the days of our youth. For some of us, that was quite a while ago! My
favorite years were my 20's and 30's, when I had seemingly endless
vigor. My teens would have been even better if I had my teenage body and
the maturity of my 30's. In Heaven, we will have complete maturity as
well as a body unmarked by sin. How amazing is that?
Notice in verse 26 the phrase, For He restores to man His righteousness.
What does this mean? none of us attained our own righteousness while in this life. How can He restore what we never possessed in the first place? Actually, we did! Adam and Eve were both created in complete righteousness, so that, through Adam, we were originally created in complete righteousness. Through Adam's sin, we all became sinners, and through Christ's righteousness His people were cloaked with righteousness again.
In
Heaven, however, we will have our perfect, sinless, righteous bodies
restored to us. We'll have no pain, no sickness, no injuries, no
tiredness, no sadness, and the list goes on! We will pray to God and He
will delight in us! We will see His face with joy! Only in our perfect
bodies will we be able to actually look into the face of God.
It
is good for us to ponder Heaven; we must always remember that this
world is not our home! As a Christian, all of the troubles and sorrows
we have in this life will completely pass away. Remember that as you go
about your duties today, and don't forget to thank God for the bright
future you have ahead of you as a child of God.
More Devotions on the Topic of Spiritual Joy
Gladness in Your Heart, Psalm 4:6-8
Joy Inexpressible,1 Peter 1:3-9
Redeemed Shall Walk There, Isaiah 35:1-2, 5-7, 9b-10
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