Thursday, October 24 Paradise Ahead! Jesus said to him, Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise. Luke 23:43 Recommended Reading Luke 23:39-43 In the traditional Book of Common Prayer, an unusual blessing is suggested for the bedside of dying saints: Depart, O Christian soul, out of this world; in the name of God the Father Almighty who created you; in the name of Jesus Christ who redeemed you; in the name of the Holy Spirit who sanctifies you. May your rest be this day in peace, and your dwelling place in the Paradise of God. We use the word paradise when we speak of a beautiful location or tropical island. When we think of a paradise in the Bible, we might think of the Garden of Eden. But the Bible doesnt actually refer to Eden using the word paradise. Instead, three times this word is used to describe heaven. Jesus used this term with the dying thief. Paul said he was caught up into the third heaven, into paradise (2 Corinthians 12:4). And John used the word paradise to describe heaven in Revelation 2:7. Jesus replaced the sting of sin with salvation and the pain of death with paradise. In Him, we have paradise ahead! O paradise! O paradise! I greatly long to see, the special place my dearest Lord in love prepares for me. Frederick W. Faber
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