Gospel Reflections #847: Living the future today

Numbers 24:5,6 "How good it is, O Jacob, your dwelling places! O Israel, your tents! They are like valleys spreading out, like gardens beside a river, like aloes planted by the Lord, like cedars beside the waters."

God promises to give us a wonderful land.

It is not an image of paradise, but a land where we can live directly with God.

No matter how beautiful and comfortable it may be, without God's presence, there would be no joy or wonder.

Our God is seeking to rebuild Eden—a covenant space where God was directly present and humanity walked with Him.

Even if we cannot see it yet, God will surely fulfill His promise.

Whether we live believing in that promise now is directly proportional to our relationship with God.

Those who feel lacking should simply ask God.

Those who don't know where they are should let God find them.

For our God is a Father with a vast heart—gentle and cherishing us as precious, valuable beings.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.