Our Abode in the Resurrection - Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Joshua 15:19,

"'Do me [Aksah, Caleb's daughter] a special favor. Since you [Caleb] have given me land in the Negev, give me also springs of water.' So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs."

During the distribution of land, Caleb's daughter, Aksah, who had already received land in the Negev, requested her father for springs of water. We read that Caleb responded by giving her "the upper and lower springs."

Reading about the various aspects of the distribution of the Promised Land during the time of Joshua causes me to think of our inheritance in the kingdom of God. What do those of us who have embraced Jesus Christ have awaiting us when we arrive, resurrected, in his kingdom? What will our living conditions be like? Will we have mansions, grand estates, lush beautiful gardens to tend?

Will the climate and features of that place be akin to a tropical paradise? How about a big beautiful log lodge on snowy slopes with a roaring fireplace? Will there be a cycle of seasons as the endless years pass by?

I think we all are inclined to interpret what our new abode will be like based on what we find today as what stimulates our interests and tastes. I suspect it will not be exactly what any of us tends to fancy today. Rather, our environment will be an objective reality apart from our imaginings and dreams. 

The important thing to consider, that which is greatest of all, is it will be where our Savior makes his abode. In contrast to this cold and impersonal world we live in today, the new world that awaits us in the resurrection will manifest his magnificent perfections and glory. I'm sure our environment will reflect what suits his purposes, his desires and his manifold splendor. 

Because of this, our new environment will be exactly what we will find to be the greatest and most grand existence for an eternity - no matter what we, on this side of the resurrection, imagine it might look like to be. 

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!

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