3.24-How do you feel when you hurt someone after they have blessed you?

3.24-

I was thinking this morning as I poured water into my coffee maker out of a perfectly clean coffee pot and unloaded our twice cleaned dishes out of the dishwasher about the words of Joni Tada, the famous quadriplegic artist and teacher. Someone asked her once was she looking forward to heaven where she could get rid of her wheel chair. “I’m looking forward to heaven to get rid of my sinful, wicked life.” That’s me I thought this morning as I handled these clean dishes.

I wonder how Peter felt when he denied the Lord.
I wonder how Paul felt when he remembered whatever he remembered that made him say that he was the worst of sinners.

I know how I feel when I have a week of sinning in the midst of a beautiful springtime graces and hearing lovely music on my playlist and the best grace sermon I have heard in years by my preacher, Rick Atchley this past Sunday.

From reading Scripture and from our own experiences we know these guys, Peter and Paul, felt remorse and they felt hot tears on their cheeks.
But they were like John, the revelator, they were men of vision and hope as is Joni Tada. They looked forward to a day when they would be completely pure and holy.

Revelation 7.
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands; 10 and they cry out with a loud voice, saying,
“Salvation to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying,
“Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”
13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?” 14 I [a]said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His [b]temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. 16 They will hunger no longer, nor thirst anymore; nor will the sun [c]beat down on them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the [d]water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”

Larry Wishard
3.20.18