Heaven (Part1) It’s a wonderful day to be a child of God. Today, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you. My brother, my sister, I want to take this time for us to think about heaven: The only ultimate disaster that can befall us, I have come to realize, is to feel ourselves to be home on earth. As long as we are aliens, we cannot forget our true homeland. Unhappiness on earth cultivates a hunger for heaven. By gracing us with deep dissatisfaction, God holds our attention. The only tragedy, then is to be satisfied prematurely and that is to settle for earth and to be content in a strange land. We are not happy here because we are not at home here. We are not happy here because we are not supposed to be happy here. We are like foreigners and strangers in this world (1 Peter 2:11). Take a fish and place him on the beach. Watch his gills gasp and scales dry up. Is he happy? No! How do you make him happy? Do you cover him with a mountain of cash? Do you give it a beach chair and sunglasses? Do you bring him a Playfish magazine and a martini? Do you wardrobe him in double breasted fins and people-skinned shoes? Of course not. Then how do you make him happy? You put him back in his element. You put him back in the water. He will never be happy on the beach simply because he was not made for the beach. You will never be completely happy on earth simply because you were not made for earth. Oh, you will have moments of happiness or Joy. You will catch glimpses of excitement and feeling as though you are top of the world and will know moments or even days of peace. But they simple do not compare with the happiness that lies ahead. Question? What is your greatest hope of heaven? Read Philippians 3:17-21 God bless you at your point of need!
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:44:35 +0000
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