Philippians 3:20,21—But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, Who, by the power that enables Him to bring everything under His control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like His glorious body.
Stephen wanted to talk and pray with me. Normally, he wants to pray with his mom before he goes to sleep. So I had a pretty good idea his biggest theological fear was gnawing again on his seven-year old mind. You see he’s afraid he’s not going to heaven. Compounding that anxiety is an inability to conceptualize heaven (sound human?), combined with the concern that eternity could be profoundly boring—after all, forever is a long time!
So, we had a good discussion again about the fact that he’s placed his faith in Jesus and that God deeply loves him. I probably should have read to him what Jesus said to His disciples. "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these" (Matthew
I know a place where there will be no more sickness or need to comfort those burdened with heavy loss. No gnawing guilt will exist for sins of the past. There won’t be headlines announcing moral failure at the highest levels or disasters that have claimed the lives of thousands. People won’t say mean things. Work will be divinely rewarding. Traffic jams will not exist. There won’t be any cavities and the crowns sure won’t go on teeth!
It won’t matter if the streets are paved in gold—my knees will never hurt again on any surface. My lowly body is going to be transformed! And I can’t wait! How about you—are you pumped that life on earth is just a nanobeep! It won’t be long before spectacular will really be awesome. What makes heaven so great? Emmanuel—God with us, forever! Truly something to think about . . . in
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