The Final Goal: No More Tears

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Read: Revelation 21:1-8

[God] will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever. – Revelation 21:4

For English football fans, one World Cup match lives long in memory. It’s the 1990 semifinal against West Germany. England lost the match on penalties, yet the most memorable aspect of the game was what happened to Paul Gascoigne.

Gascoigne received his second yellow card in the match, requiring his suspension from the next match if England went through. He would miss the final no matter what. Television captured the despair and
disappointment that left him in tears.

That moment was a picture of what this life can be like. Our actions hurt ourselves and others. Unfair circumstances leave us in misery. Our eyes too can well up with those helpless tears as we face death, sorrow and pain.

But this isn’t what God wants for us. He is a loving God who is coming to dwell with us to “to wipe away every
tear” (Revelation 21:3-4). He has promised that when Jesus returns, His kingdom will reign where “there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain” (v.4).

We live in a world filled with tears, but God has promised love and healing when we come to Him, and certain hope for the future where we can live with Him. Let’s give our lives to Him, and He will wipe away our tears. —Chris Wale

Heaven: No tears, no pain, no death, no sorrow.