What do we have to look forward to?

There is a higher throne
Than all this world has known,
Where faithful ones from ev'ry tongue
Will one day come.
Before the Son we'll stand,
Made faultless through the Lamb;
Believing hearts find promised grace—
Salvation comes.

REFRAIN
Hear heaven's voices sing;
Their thund'rous anthem rings
Through em'rald courts and sapphire skies.
Their praises rise.
All glory, wisdom, pow'r,
Strength, thanks, and honor are
To God our King, who reigns on high
Forevermore.

And there we'll find our home,
Our life before the throne;
We'll honor Him in perfect song
Where we belong.
He'll wipe each tear-stained eye
As thirst and hunger die.
The Lamb becomes our Shepherd King;
We'll reign with Him.
Keith & Kristyn Getty


I printed this song off today before I left the house and sang it most of the day while driving. Some of the things that really hit me are;

"The faithful ones"- What a title, what a privilege, can this actually be me?

"Before the Son we'll stand",- we get to stand before the Son, what a day that will be, what an eternity that will be.

"Made faultless through the Lamb"- I still am having a hard time getting my mind around being faultless.

"Believing hearts find promised grace—Salvation comes"- We have to be believing to find the promised grace and then salvation comes.

Songs, anthems, emeralds, sapphire skies; what singing there will be when we get there and all for the King in His courts forever.

"And there we'll find our home, Our life before the throne" we will be home, before the throne, what sweetness for eternity.

"We'll honor Him in perfect song Where we belong"- perfect song as we honor our King, exactly where we belong.

"He'll wipe each tear-stained eye as thirst and hunger die"- no more tears, no thirst or hunger, only Our Lord with us.

"The Lamb becomes our Shepherd King we'll reign with Him" How does the Lamb become the Shepherd? What a glorious time it will be and it will be glorious forever.