Heaven

“Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 (KJV)

I am at the beach at Gulf Shores, Alabama. The sky is that amazing blue with wisps of white clouds. The waves of the ocean are lazily undulating toward the shore against an expanse of crystal white sand. The sun is beaming benevolently on the entire scene, glinting off the water and causing myriads of sparkles. The ocean and the sky meet at the horizon miles and miles away. It is an awesome sight.

One year my daughter Weety took her children to the beach and also took a babysitter who had never been to the beach before. She said the babysitter was so overwhelmed by the immensity and the beauty of the ocean that she pulled up a chair on the beach and sat there for the longest time staring at the sight before her. Then she called her husband and said, “You are never going to believe this!” Hearing about the beach and the ocean and seeing them are two entirely different things.

I think there must be a corollary with heaven. We have some amazing descriptions of it in the book of Revelation. But I’m sure reading about it and seeing it first hand will be two entirely different things. No doubt it will be so incredible we will wish we could phone our loved ones on earth and say, “You are never going to believe this!”

Father, thank You for the eternal place You have prepared for those who love You and all the pleasures You have provided there for us. The greatest joy will be that You are there with us! Amen.