Devotional
Have you ever felt distant from someone you love? Perhaps a relationship that was once close has grown cold, or maybe you feel far from God despite your desire to be near Him. This distance—this separation—is one of sin’s most painful consequences. In Revelation 21, John describes a striking detail about the new heaven and earth: “the sea was no more.” While we might think of seas as beautiful vacation destinations, in biblical times, the sea represented chaos, danger, and separation. It was unpredictable, uncontrollable, and divided people from one another. This imagery powerfully illustrates what sin does in our lives. It creates seas between us—between friends, family members, communities, and most significantly, between us and God. These seas of separation lead to misunderstanding, conflict, loneliness, and spiritual emptiness. But the good news of Revelation 21 is that in God’s new creation, these seas will disappear. The barriers that keep us from authentic connection with God and others will be removed forever. No more misunderstandings, no more broken trust, no more painful distance. Until that day comes, God invites us to begin crossing these seas through reconciliation, forgiveness, and renewed commitment to relationship. Through Christ, we can already experience a foretaste of that seamless connection that awaits us in eternity.
Bible Verse
“And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” – Revelation 21:2
Reflection Question
What “seas” of separation exist in your life right now, and what step might God be asking you to take toward reconciliation or renewed connection?
Quote
“Distance became a problem. Distance between us and our loved ones. Distance between us and God. And that distance is a result of sin. And sin is what kills all things.”
Prayer
Heavenly Father, thank you for promising to remove all barriers that separate us from you and from others. Give me courage to begin crossing the seas in my relationships today, trusting in your power to reconcile and restore. Amen.
