THE LAND OF AND

In a TV advert I saw recently, the kids argued in the back seat of the car about where to stop for dinner. One wanted pizza; another chicken. Mum, in the front passenger seat, said, “No, we’ll stop for a hamburger.”

Dad quickly solved the family disagreement with this idea: “We’ll stop at the buffet restaurant, and you can each have what you want and all you want.” The ad closed with the words, “Take care of family fights about what’s for dinner. Go to our buffet, the ‘Land of And’.

When I saw that advert, I thought of another “Land of And”: heaven. It is a place that will have all we need. And most importantly, we will be living with God forever. In describing heaven, John said, “The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city” (REVELATION 22:3). All our needs will be completely satisfied from “the river of the water of life” that proceeds from His throne (22:1), for He says to His people, “I will give . . . freely to him who thirsts” (21:6, NKJV). Another ‘and’ in this land will be the tree of life for “the healing of the nations” (22:2). What we won’t find in this Land of And are the pain and mess of sin and selfishness (22:3), death, sadness and tears (21:4).
We’ll be completely satisfied in that Land of And. Are you ready to go?

To pray about . . .

I can’t wait to be in “The Land of And” with You, Father. Thank You that You have promised me a place there because of Jesus. Help me to share the hope of heaven with the people I know

EARTH—THE LAND OF DIFFICULTIES; HEAVEN—THE LAND OF HAPPINESS.

YouTh Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries