Howdy,
I’m finding it pretty cool that I get to cross 200,000 words with a Sunday Scripture series post. I like these and am glad it’s happening here.
The Scripture reference for today’s special day: Revelation 7:17.
Jumped down to Revelation in my iPhone ESV Bible app “FAVORITES. Seemed fitting for a type of ending, but I didn’t want to go all the way to the last chapters of the last book, as “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more,” (Rev. 21:1) struck me as a little heady as comparison.
I’m not saying 200K is all that. It’s big for me, and I celebrate, but there are bigger things. Much bigger. In fact I’m looking forward to getting off that word count track, though today it’s quite the thing: I get to hit the crux of my blogging goal for the year. (Just one more to round out the year and 550-a-day pace.)
It was a good year that way, but Eternity will be better. Much better.
Look at Revelation 7:17. It’s just great, as God is great and greatly to be praised. He is great to us, to me. “For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and He will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
God as a Shepherd Guide leading to Living Water is quite a thought, and here is a picture for all time: He’s also caring and compassionate enough to wipe away tears.
Today, 200,000 is cheers not tears, but it is so good to know that when it is no more, there will be better.
Thank you, Lord, my Good Shepherd, who “leads me beside still waters, to springs of living water” (Psalm 23/Rev. 7:17).
Have a happy Sunday.
—Billy
Reading. Writing. Living.
Word Count: 200,308 / On Pace: 200,200 / Year’s Goal: 200,000
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