Eternity is a Long Time

  During the Christmas season we often have to remember what the real reason for the season is. That is good and as it should be. However, as we do this, we often just stop with the miracle of Jesus being born in the manger. It’s difficult for our mortal brains to come to grips with the tremendous and total impact of Jesus’s role in God’s Plan of Salvation. All of it had to happen in order for the plan to work. Without it, we would have no hope and would rely on ourselves to save us from this fallen world – which, of course, would fail every time. The plan was for Jesus to have a lowly birth. Then He had a sacrificial death on the cross where He died for all the sins of mankind. Without this sacrifice, we could never truly follow Him. Jesus is our bridge to eternity in Heaven. A fter the cross, there had to be the Resurrection or else our faith is in vain. There are only a few Christmas songs/carols which begin touch on the totality of this plan. The one that I love is “W...

I was thinking today that we need more of God in our world. Then I stopped and realized how wrong I was to say this. Not that we don't need God - we most definitely do. But we can't have "more of God" since He is the great I Am. He is ever-present - omnipresent. There can't be "more" of Him. What there can be is more appreciation of Him and more love for Him. The more we love Him and reflect His love for us the more we will feel His presence in our world. Without this appreciation and reflection - our world becomes a very cold and dark place. That's why John writes in Revelation 21:23 regarding the New Jerusalem: "And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb." I am so looking forward to seeing this.

  You're born. You live. Then you die. It's the circle of life - at least here on earth in its current state. But there will be a time when there will be no more death. Where there will be no more night. That day is coming for those who have chosen wisely.

  Think about the most beautiful sight you have ever seen. Think about the sweetest sound you have ever heard. Think about the most wonderful smell, the tastiest food or the best thing you ever touched. Then realize that Heaven will have sights, sounds, smells, tastes and things to touch that will be millions and millions of times better. And that's not even taking into consideration being face to face with God.

  You're born. You live. Then you die. It's the circle of life - at least here on earth in its current state. But there will be a time when there will be no more death. Where there will be no more night. That day is coming for those who have chosen wisely.