Worth Waiting For

"I wish I had the words to describe what God is preparing for us.  I wish that I had the imagination to picture it and describe it to you.  I wish we had the ability to hear and understand what God is readying for us!  Paul wrote, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him." Whatever your expectation or desire of heaven maybe it simply cannot compete with the reality of what it is truly like.  I take comfort in knowing this, Jesus is there.  Whatever splendors heaven my hold, Jesus anchors my desire to dwell in heaven."

       When I am struggling with this life, its aches and pains, stress, heartaches, I have to remind myself that I am not home yet. In his letter to the Romans Paul wrote, "For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." Many translations use the word "consider" in place of reckon but I love the way the KJV  translates this verse. "Reckon" is a fantastic word (especially to a southerner)! It means that the math has been done and whatever low I endure here cannot compare to the heights of glory I will enjoy. How can I be so sure? Because of Jesus! Read the Scriptures and look into the face of the Living Word. Everything that Jesus did on this Earth is but a glimpse of heaven. Here Jesus was veiled by the flesh (see Hebrews 10) for our protection but in heaven we'll get to experience the unveiled presence of Jesus. 

"What a day that will be,
When my Jesus I shall see,
And I look upon His face,
The One who saved me by His grace;
When He takes me by the hand,
And leads me through the Promised Land,
What a day, glorious day that will be."