Heaven
Somewhere in time, or better yet, sometime in the future,
I’m going to heaven. No, I haven’t
gotten any bad news that tells me my life is about to end, but I know it will
end someday. When that day comes, I will
be ready to go.
Years ago I read the book “Heaven Is For Real” written by
Todd Burpo. This week, I found out it had been made into a movie that would be
out this Easter. It made me think of
heaven. If you haven’t read this book, I
suggest you do. In the book, the author’s
young son dies and spends time in heaven and then comes back. The parents don’t know this, the medical team
never tells them until questioned. At the time they admit that Colton died on
the operating table, but they were able to revive him. Or so they think. God obviously felt Colton had a story to
tell.
Colton was home recovering from his emergency
appendectomy. In an off handed remark,
he starts telling his parents about heaven. Having heaven described through the
eyes of a four year old boy is fun and interesting. In his brief time in heaven, he saw some of
the splendor of God.
At first when the young man told his parents about heaven,
they thought it was a nice dream. Then
he begins to tell them things he could never have known. I really think God revealed heaven to this
young man for two reasons. The first was to bring comfort to a young man in
physical crises. The second is to remind us about heaven. He never tells us everything clearly. He
filters His majesty for for a glimpse of His glory.
Another note about the book “Heaven is for Real.” When young Colton was in heaven, the angels
would sing songs to him. When Colton
asked for his favorite song, heard at most sporting events today, “We will Rock
you.” The angels would not sing the
song to him. Isn’t it nice to know that
angels have good taste in music.
John 14:2
King James Version (KJV)
2 In
my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you.
None of us know when eternity will knock on our door. I doubt Colton’s parents expected to
almost lose their four year old the day he died, but they almost did. We are
not guaranteed any number of days on this earth, but as a follower of Christ we
are guaranteed eternity in heaven.
This is a happy thought to dwell on for a while.
Heaven.
This INCREDIBLE Music Video 'Heaven In Me' Will Touch Your Heart! from sonypictures on GodTube.
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