3 Jan 2013-
We use the word “it's heaven” so much that it has lost much of its wonder. Think about this. Look at the news or read the headlines of the newspaper. What a dreadful sight indeed, however if we are going to contemplate on the future, we ought to think of our final destination. When we took a vacation to a ski resort in the Colorado mountains one year we were thinking about it well ahead of our departure. We began to picture the ski slopes, the fresh snow, the clean, crisp mountain air, and the hot tubs at our resort.
Living With the End in Mind
This is not our final destination. Our temporary dwelling place in this life is but a vapor compared to what our eternal destiny holds. Vacations run out but eternal life in the presence of God will never end. The saying that “he’s no earthly good because he’s so heavenly minded” is so not true. I believe it should be “he’s so earthly minded that he’s no heavenly good.” When we live with the end in mind, with the knowledge of our eventual home, it ought to make the present easier to live with.
Romans 8:18 speaks about this coming glory as Paul described it: “For I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” Here Paul is trying to encourage the Roman church, who had endured very severe persecution, to dwell on their eternal destiny. This time and place is not our home…it is the journey. We are pilgrims who are presently living in a foreign land. It is like we are traveling to our vacation resort in Colorado but the trip is not the destination. We are but weary travelers in eager expectation of our arrival. We can not yet see it, but we can imagine it.
I’m in Heaven
The Bible says much about heaven but it is not what or where most people think. I grew up seeing all the stereotypes about being in heaven…
References for pictures:
http://www.skiengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/colorado-ski.jpg
http://www.travelinsurancesaver.com.au/Assets/Images/Backpacker%20travel%20insurance.jpg
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