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Finish, then Thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let it be.
Let us see Thy great salvation
Perfectly restored in Thee;
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

Charles Wesley, from the hymn, Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

God is already at work in us. As believers, He has once and for all adopted us. He is now in the process of transforming us into the likeness of Jesus. One day, that transformation will be complete. And we have been promised that God is going to see us through to that end.

Already, we can say that God sees us as holy and unblemished. Our guilt has been cleansed. But life as we know it is still full of suffering. Our world is not perfect. We feel distant from God’s presence. We continue to fail. Our friends and loved-ones eventually move away or pass away.

But we have a promise that God will live with us for eternity:

I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, the home of God is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will remove all of their sorrows, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever.”

Revelation 21:3-4Revelation 21:3-4
English: Contemporary English Version (1999) - CEV
3 ; I heard a loud voice shout from the throne: God's home is now with his people. He will live with them, and they will be his own. Yes, God will make his home among his people. ⁴ a ; b . He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone forever.

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Since we know that this is our future, we have joy to overcome the stings of the present, and the failings of the past. Take comfort in the knowledge that God has good things in store for you, especially his lasting presence. But don’t forget that God has already placed his Spirit inside you.

reflect

God is working on your life now, and will complete the task!

• What is an area of you life that you wish God was already done working on?
• Thank God for His presence in your life now.