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Fostering an Eternal Perspective

9/20/2011

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It seems like God tells us many times in Scipture to set our hearts and minds on things above.
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But if our view of heaven is small and our view of God is small, then why in the world would setting our hearts and minds on what's to come give us perseverance? The most common view of heaven is a place where we float on clouds and sing all day long and are isolated except for seeing that one loved one.

Is that really what it's going to be like? Does God want us to know about heaven?

"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him..." What about this verse? I've heard, "Nobody knows what heaven is going to be like, so we don't need to think about it."   But check out the rest of the verse..."but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit." 1 Corinthians 2:9-10

Awesome! There are so many places in Scripture where God tells us to think about heaven. And there are a lot of verses that describe what it will be like. It's just so easy to glaze over them without thinking. Like this one...
   
"When [the Lamb] opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, 'How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?' Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed." Revelation 6:9-11  
It shows us:
About the people in heaven...
* They are fully conscious, able to think and rationalize
* Have voices
* Remember their life on earth
* Don't know everything. I LOVE this one!!! We are going to get to learn in heaven! YES!!!
Did you know that there is protien in our body that glows blue?! And did you know there is an actual worm that catches flying insects by dropping glowing goo?! Wow! We'll get to discover God's Creation. To learn, to see His character more through it. Beautifully awesome!

* They relocated to heaven
* They had emotions and maintained thier personal idenity
* They anticipated what was to come.
* There is an element of time since they were told to wait.
* They had a very real and personal relationship with God
* They had bodies
* They wear clothes and some clothes mean more than others or have more value.
* They are passionate and emotional and able to communicate.
* They care about what is happening on earth and are watching

Randy Alcorn the leading theologian on heaven says,
“Scripture gives us many images that are full of implications about heaven. Put them together, and these jigsaw pieces for a beautiful picture. For example, we’re told that heaven is a city (Heb. 11:10, 13:14). When we hear the word city, we shouldn’t scratch our heads and think, I wonder what that means? We understand cities. Cities have people, buildings activities, gatherings ,art, music, athletics, events of all kinds, and goods and services.

We will have real life bodies, just like Jesus after he rose from the dead. He ate, so will we. “When God speaks of having ‘new bodies,’ do we shrug our shoulders and say, ‘I can’t imagine what a new body would be like?’ Of course not. We know what a body is... In our resurrected bodies, we will be as physical as we are now… we will be forever physical but no longer subject to sin, death, suffering, and the curse.”
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Heaven is going to be awesome. Everything we love here but a thousand times better. No fear, no worry, no depression, no anxiety, no panicking, no anger, no jealousy, no comparison, no arguments or broken relationships. Awesome, just awesome! Fulfillment of every longing we have, every hope.


Therefore...

Press on dear friend. Don't give up when it's hard. Fix your eyes on the Author and Perfector of our Faith and set your heart and mind on what's to come. Be intentional to store up treasure in heaven (Matt. 6:20), knowing that it will last forever.
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Becky link
9/20/2011 04:18:24 pm

I loved Randy Alcorn's book on heaven. It helped to expose some of my misconceptions and get me excited about my eternal home in a whole new way! Can't wait to walk those streets with sisters such as you:) Keep on encouraging others and telling about Him!!

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Lisa notes... link
9/21/2011 04:05:49 am

I love hearing wonderful things about heaven, even though we can't imagine all the delights it holds. I'm so thankful that God has set it before us.

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happy girl link
9/21/2011 05:37:53 am

Thank you for the encouraging words. God is our all in all. Not just part of it. Big. Huge.

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Rhoda link
9/21/2011 06:46:30 am

I love being reminded about heaven. When things get hard here, that's what brings me comfort, that one day I'll be there. Just Revelation 21 where it says there will be no tears, crying or pain, and knowing that we will be with Jesus and can meet all the people in the Bible is enough for me to be happy about it :) Thanks for the encouragment!

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Messy Marriage link
9/21/2011 07:44:10 am

Our pastor used this book to do a series of messages. I haven't read the book but it interests me. Thanks for sharing some "heavenly" tidbits! It's a very interesting topic.

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Carly link
9/21/2011 08:04:27 am

Love this post! Heaven is so much cooler than most people even believe! Thank you for a biblical analysis of what eternal life will be like Laura.

You are awesome! And have great coffee creamer ha ha :)

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brian link
9/21/2011 12:49:42 pm

nice...thanks for the recenter on the eternal perspective...heaven will be an amazing place...beyond what our small minds can grasp

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Loni link
9/21/2011 02:15:31 pm

I started reading Randy Alcorn's book, Heaven, shortly before my daughter had emergency open heart surgery. We also have a 16 year old son in heaven. While reading that book, and my daughter in recovery, I really believe God used it to show me that our son knew what was happening and he was a part of it. Heaven is amazing . . .so much we do know, yet the things we don't we can only imagine! Thanks for sharing!

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imperfect prose link
9/22/2011 04:21:23 am

you make me long for the day, friend. thank you.

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