Short quote tonight.
Been thinking about heaven and relationships and love.
We had Caleb’s birthday party today. He turns 3 on Wednesday, but we had family and friends over for a cookout today to celebrate.
Celebration.
“Will we know our loved ones in heaven? Certainly. We’ll know even those we didn’t know on earth, just as Peter, James and John recognized Moses and Elijah when they joined Jesus (Luke 9:28-33), though they could not have known what they looked like. After entering heaven, the martyrs look down on earth and clearly remember their lives, fully aware of what’s happening there (Rev 6:9-11). Heaven isn’t characterized by ignorance of events on earth but by perspective on them…
Heaven will be the home of relentless joy. The greatest joy will be marrying our bridegroom, Jesus Christ. If we love Christ, we long to be with him. The next greatest joy will be reuniting with our departed loved ones. I don’t like to be away from my family, but what keeps me going is the anticipation of reunion. The longer the separation, the sweeter the reunion. I haven’t seen my mom for twenty years, my childhood friend Jerry for nine years, my dad for five. Some will be reunited with parents they’ve not seen for fifty years and with children lost long ago. For Christians, death is never the end of a relationship but only an interruption to be followed by glorious reunion.”
– Alcorn, Money, Possessions and Eternity (pgs 114 and 115)
He quickly goes into our rewards in heaven as stewards of His resources on earth, going even deeper with the stewardship theme.
But more on that another day. Today I’m grateful for the community I have on earth and the one I will enjoy and get to know and play and work and learn and explore with for all eternity.