We Seek

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. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.’ And He who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ Also He said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’ And He said to me, ‘It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be My son. Revelation 21:1-7 NET

God, we are Yours. The new heaven and the new earth - this is what we want our lives to be about. Jesus, help us to live life on a mission of ushering Your Kingdom into reality. When we read about the beauty of what You are going to do, dwelling with us, drying every tear, and conquering death, it makes the little temporal world we are building for ourselves look even more ridiculous. Lord, we want Your glory, not our glory. We want Your plan, not our plan. We seek Your kingdom, not our kingdom. Prepare us. Teach us. Correct us. Remind us. We surrender to You. We pray hope, we pray healing, we pray deliverance, we pray love, we pray rejoicing, we pray salvation, we pray revival, we pray forgiveness in the name of Jesus Christ, amen!