“Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.”
Psalm 103:20-21
What would it look like if the will of God supremely ruled on the earth as it does in heaven?
If kids perfectly obeyed the will of God like the angels do in heaven, they would never be punished or grounded or have toys and phones taken away because of disobedience. Parents would never worry about or be angry with their children. There would be no orphaned or abandoned children, and there’d be no debates about reproductive rights or abortion.
Envy would cease to exist, so there’d be no stealing; no need to lock doors, to chain up valuables, or even to buy insurance for expensive items. Contracts would cease to exist because there would be no more lying. We’d all simply trust each other when we speak. Most beautifully, that trust would be played out perfectly in marriages, restoring in husbands and wives the image of Christ’s perfect love for us.
Things like drunkenness, drug addiction, and depression would disappear. Hate would not mark us; rather, we would be imprinted fully with the love of Christ and the Spirit of God.
If kids perfectly obeyed the will of God like the angels do in heaven, they would never be punished or grounded or have toys and phones taken away because of disobedience. Parents would never worry about or be angry with their children. There would be no orphaned or abandoned children, and there’d be no debates about reproductive rights or abortion.
Envy would cease to exist, so there’d be no stealing; no need to lock doors, to chain up valuables, or even to buy insurance for expensive items. Contracts would cease to exist because there would be no more lying. We’d all simply trust each other when we speak. Most beautifully, that trust would be played out perfectly in marriages, restoring in husbands and wives the image of Christ’s perfect love for us.
Things like drunkenness, drug addiction, and depression would disappear. Hate would not mark us; rather, we would be imprinted fully with the love of Christ and the Spirit of God.
Scripture Focus
Matthew 6:9-13
Insight
Just imagine: The angels in heaven obey the will of God perfectly, and one day we will join them in joy and perfect obedience.
Bible In A Year
- Leviticus 9-10
- Psalm 50
- Luke 14
