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I was thinking about heaven and these thoughts came to my mind. I hope they spur your thoughts of heaven. Feel free to share your thoughts or questions with me.
- Heaven will be a place free from money. We lay up our treasures in heaven, but it is not monetary treasures (Mat. 6:19-21). In heaven, God will be “all in all” (1 Cor. 15:28). Heaven knows no currency, because God will supply all we need. Think about a world without money. It will be a place free of financial worries, social classes, poor people, and fusses over money!
- Heaven will be a place where we will not be sexual beings. We are sexual beings now. We are male and female. God made us to have sexual desires. It seems from Luke 20:34-37, that since there is no marriage in heaven, then we will not be sexual beings. Sex has a divine purpose of procreation and drawing the married couple together in one flesh intimacy. So in heaven it doesn’t seem to need that purpose. Now consider a world without sex. So many of the sins of our world are through Satan’s abuse of sex. But also consider that this allows for a place were people are loved for truly who they are and not their sexual appeal or beauty.
- Heaven will be a place of great fellowship. All earthly relationships and friendships are bound by time. All of us have friends and family that we cannot see now because of their death. We have others who we cannot see because of space and distance. Heaven is a place of rest. Heaven is not run by the clock like our world. It is a place of no goodbye’s and eternal fellowship with God and fellow saints.
- Heaven will be a place of incredible worship. Worship is great here on earth, but there is still a physical element that hinders our worship. We humans struggle to stay focused. We make mistakes. Songs are off-tune, sermons are boring, and the prayers are sometimes repetitious. There exists a barrier between the physical and spiritual realm for us. In heaven this barrier will be removed and we will be with God (Rev. 21-22). Worship will be incredible in the presence of God with the countless multitudes of angels and redeemed gathered around the throne.
- Heaven will be a place free from sin and death. Jesus defeated death through the resurrection. He will one day destroy this “last enemy” at his return. There will be no hospitals, funeral homes, or caskets in heaven. Heaven will never hear of marriages dissolving with affairs, Christians becoming unfaithful to the church, or being addicted to drugs and alcohol. Heaven will be a wonderful place free from greed, hatred, malice, jealousy, and bitterness. It will be a place where love reigns supreme.
We need to think about heaven more. I hope this has helped you consider the heavenly home God has prepared for those who love Him.
Are you on the path to heaven?
