Day 36: Heaven

I'm coming that point in my life where I'm often faced with the reality that the people around me aren't always going to be around. I'm not talking about death; I'm merely talking about the parting of ways. As I start to see the end of the tunnel for my undergraduate degree, I realize that the people that I'm in contact with may head off in a separate direction, never to be seen on this plane of existence again. Of course, there will be the occasional chance encounter, but I'm pretty certain that I won't be able to keep up with everyone, there are just too many people out there.

Thankfully, some of these people I know I will see again. You see, it turns out that when Christ died for our sins, he has guaranteed us an eternal life with him someday.

Yes indeed, I'm talking about heaven.

There is quite a bit of speculation about what heaven is actually like. Depending on how you interpret scriptures, it could possibly be a lot of different things. I'm not going to debate these things, since I don't even think that I have an inkling of what it's going to be like.

But I do know this: God is ultimate, and he is love. And an eternity with him will be far more incredible than anything this life has to offer. The few joys and pleasures we experience now are merely shadows, mere flickerings of what is to come.

I'm not sure about you, but this is certainly motivating. It makes the problems I face now seem a lot less important and makes the temptations for power, success, and wealth a lot less powerful. It also motivates me to remember what I'm here for. If this life is only a spec of sand at the beginning of a never ending eternity, then oh how important it is to make sure that God's message is heard!

And then there's the whole time thing. Will we experience time the same way? Will there be a flow of time at all? Who knows! I certainly can't wait to find out though. The only thing I know for sure is that it is going to rock. I hope to see you there - remind me of this post so we can have a good laugh together.

Just a few days left! See you tomorrow.