That's What Heaven Will Be
And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away (Revelation 21:3,4).
Do you ever get tired of struggling with sin? Do you ever wish that you could be completely holy and pure? Do you desire to be like Jesus? I know that I do, and every believer should. We have a new nature that is crying out to be free, a new impulse within us that longs for holiness. As I was pondering these things yesterday, God directed my thoughts towards heaven, and the wonderful place that it will be. And a remarkable blessing of heaven is that it will be the place where we are completely, totally, sin-free.
Can you imagine that? A day is coming when you will never again have a sinful thought; you’ll never speak a wrong word; you’ll never have a feeling of pride or jealousy wash across you. How wonderful that day will be! God will be with us, dwell among us, and He will complete our righteousness. What a wonderful promise it is, that the day is going to come when I no longer have any struggle with any sin or battle with unrighteousness. The primary blessing of heaven is the fact that we will be with God eternally, and one of the first consequences of this primary blessing is our complete and final sanctification.
Of course, God doesn’t want us to wait until we get to heaven to be holy; He wants us to start the process now. Victory is not something we wait for in eternity; we are called to reign in this life (Romans 5:17), today. But we need to understand that our victory here on earth is just the smallest foretaste of our victory in heaven. The greatest saint on earth is like a shadow compared to those who have been glorified. The anointing of the Holy Spirit we have today is just a deposit of the astounding inheritance that is awaiting us (Ephesians 1:14). Let’s trust God to give us holiness, righteousness, victory, health, peace, and joy to their fullest possible extent while we are here on earth, but let’s always remember with hope; something even greater is coming. There is a heaven to win, and that is our destiny.
So lift up your eyes and fix your affections on heaven (Colossians 3:2). It has been said with good intentions that it’s possible to be so heavenly minded that we are no earthly good, but I believe that is an incorrect statement. If we are truly heavenly minded, we will produce maximum earthly good, for we will realize that all the things we accomplish on earth are bearing eternal fruit and bringing eternal joy and happiness to God’s people. Being heavenly minded will increase our evangelism, increase our help of the poor, and increase our walk of holiness while on earth. We have a wonderful destiny of holiness ahead of us. Forever and ever we will be with Jesus, perfectly sinless and full of joy and peace. The promise is sure, so let’s walk in such a way that we win the prize in the end!
Do you ever get tired of struggling with sin? Do you ever wish that you could be completely holy and pure? Do you desire to be like Jesus? I know that I do, and every believer should. We have a new nature that is crying out to be free, a new impulse within us that longs for holiness. As I was pondering these things yesterday, God directed my thoughts towards heaven, and the wonderful place that it will be. And a remarkable blessing of heaven is that it will be the place where we are completely, totally, sin-free.
Can you imagine that? A day is coming when you will never again have a sinful thought; you’ll never speak a wrong word; you’ll never have a feeling of pride or jealousy wash across you. How wonderful that day will be! God will be with us, dwell among us, and He will complete our righteousness. What a wonderful promise it is, that the day is going to come when I no longer have any struggle with any sin or battle with unrighteousness. The primary blessing of heaven is the fact that we will be with God eternally, and one of the first consequences of this primary blessing is our complete and final sanctification.
Of course, God doesn’t want us to wait until we get to heaven to be holy; He wants us to start the process now. Victory is not something we wait for in eternity; we are called to reign in this life (Romans 5:17), today. But we need to understand that our victory here on earth is just the smallest foretaste of our victory in heaven. The greatest saint on earth is like a shadow compared to those who have been glorified. The anointing of the Holy Spirit we have today is just a deposit of the astounding inheritance that is awaiting us (Ephesians 1:14). Let’s trust God to give us holiness, righteousness, victory, health, peace, and joy to their fullest possible extent while we are here on earth, but let’s always remember with hope; something even greater is coming. There is a heaven to win, and that is our destiny.
So lift up your eyes and fix your affections on heaven (Colossians 3:2). It has been said with good intentions that it’s possible to be so heavenly minded that we are no earthly good, but I believe that is an incorrect statement. If we are truly heavenly minded, we will produce maximum earthly good, for we will realize that all the things we accomplish on earth are bearing eternal fruit and bringing eternal joy and happiness to God’s people. Being heavenly minded will increase our evangelism, increase our help of the poor, and increase our walk of holiness while on earth. We have a wonderful destiny of holiness ahead of us. Forever and ever we will be with Jesus, perfectly sinless and full of joy and peace. The promise is sure, so let’s walk in such a way that we win the prize in the end! Labels: heaven holiness cameron walcott
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