One of our Sunday School classes at Covington Bible has been studying about Heaven. Thinking about the eternal abode of God's people is a good way to clean out the pipes. Living in this world has a tendency to plug things up. The sludge doesn't smell too good. Enough!
Once one get's to a certain age, he tends to think of heaven in terms of what won't be there, and, in fact, the Bible gives ample encouragement in that direction
"and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away."" (Revelation 21:4)
"I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb." (Revelation 21:22-23)
Once one get's to a certain age, he tends to think of heaven in terms of what won't be there, and, in fact, the Bible gives ample encouragement in that direction
"and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away."" (Revelation 21:4)
"There will no longer be any curse;" (Revelation 22:3)
You can find other "won't be there" statements about heaven. As is often the case, little kids tend to get it.
"Tell me about heaven."
"There won't be anything bad there."
It is the bad things that limit us. Often one comes to the place of dealing with a really big problem when he realizes not only what it is doing to him, but what it is keeping him from doing.
In Heaven:
- Love will be fearless.
- Worship will be untainted.
- Focus will be uninterrupted.
- Growth will be unlimited.
- Joy will be unmixed.
- Friendship will be unending.
As you begin a week which is likely to contain some unheavenly content, It's Something To Think About.
It's STTA.
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