Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb… Revelation 22:1 The Amazon River is an amazing river. It is over 4,000 long (the distance from New York to Rome) and 1/5 of all of the fresh water in the world flows within its banks. The total water flow of the Amazon is greater than the next eight largest rivers combined. Fish thrive in…
These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. Hebrews 11:39-40 God fulfills his promises in surprising and unexpected ways. He told Abraham to leave his homeland and travel to a land that he would one day occupy as his inheritance. But Abraham wandered that land his whole life and the only portion he ever…