My husband, Rodney, would talk about heaven with
excitement. He would use his child like imagination to describe what he envisions it will be like. No matter how much joy he showed or words he used to describe heaven, I just could not arrive there. Until recently.
The other day at a friend's memorial service the pastor began to talk about how heaven will not have any pain, tears, worries, fears, and most importantly; Satan will not be there. Oh, how the string hanging from the ceiling turned the light on! It was a turning point for me. I began to get excited. The pastor began using scripture to back up what he was saying. I thought "of course, it's in the Bible, why couldn't I see it before?"
I know that I've heard Charles Stanley, Dr. David Jeremiah, and other pastors talk about heaven, but the understanding did not show up until I was ready to really listen. So, here I was crying because I was missing a friend, empathy for the family, and then tears of joy. Wow!
I couldn't wait to tell my husband how I've arrived with him in his joy for going home to heaven. It was so exciting! I called my daughter, who worries, and told her. I wanted to go tell it on the mountain that Satan will not be in heaven! I don't know about you, however, I get tired of being accused that I have said or done the wrong thing when I didn't. I don't enjoy being tormented in my dreams. I'm sick of the devil and his evil schemes to get me upset. I'm looking forward to going to a place where He can't and won't go!
I look forward to not being hungry or thirsty, having no more pain, sorrow, or tears after I die.
No more torment! Doesn't that just make you want to shout? Yes, you will leave loved ones behind, but they have to go on. There is a torment and fear right there if that was your concern.
It's not about you, honey. It's about what you will experience after you are out of this world!
There is a flip side to the experience you may face after you are out of this world. Perhaps you are someone reading this that has not thought about where you will go after your death. Perhaps you do not realize that there is a place where there is joy and freedom. Perhaps you are not aware there is place of eternal torment either. God created the Universe and all its vastness. He sent his son, Jesus Christ, to save us from that eternal torment. It is a choice we make to believe this truth and receive the free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ.
I encourage you today to search your heart and ask yourself where you want to go when you are out of this world. Talk with a friend, call a pastor, visit this website:
www.needhim.org, just call up and your questions will be answered.
~ Be encouraged
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| The teacher appears when the student is ready |
