Are You Ready?

My heart is heavy today.... I have a cousin who is in mourning.  The hardest thing I have been through in my entire life was the death of my precious grandmother.  She was the closest thing to an angel I will probably ever experience.  She had the a heart of gold and a constant eye on Jesus.  In her passing I felt doom; I experienced a sadness that became a physical pain.  I know what my cousin, Heather, is going through at this moment and my heart aches.

Last night I saw this.  How very cool is little Colton's account of Heaven!?  (you'll need to click on the word "this")
One day I will see my sweet Memaw again.  And Heather will see her grandfather. 
Do you know Jesus? Are you prepared to meet our Heavenly Father?  I know that this is a little bitty blog and that I have very few readers.... but I pray that I will see you in Heaven too.
I'm going to try to be present in today but keep my mind on the only future that matters- my future with HIM.  That which will last for eternity.  HEAVEN.  

I. Heaven is God's dwellingplace.
Deut. 26:15 Zech. 2:13 1 Kin. 8:30, 39,43,49

1 Chr. 16:31 1 Chr. 21:26 2 Chr. 2:6

2 Chr. 6:18,21,27,30,33,35,39 2 Chr. 7:14

2 Chr. 30:27 Job 22:12,14 Neh. 9:27

Psa. 2:4 Psa. 11:4 Psa. 16:11 Psa. 20:6 Psa. 33:13 Psa. 102:19 Psa. 103:19 Psa. 135:6; Psa. 113:5 Psa. 123:1

Eccl. 5:2 Isa. 57:15 Isa. 63:15 Isa. 66:1 Jer. 23:24

Lam. 3:41,50 Dan. 5:23 Dan. 4:35

Matt. 5:34,45 Matt. 6:9 Matt. 18:10,14; Matt. 10:32,33 Matt. 11:25 Matt. 12:50 Matt. 16:17

Mark 11:25,26 Mark 16:19 Acts 7:49

Rom. 1:18 Heb. 8:1 Rev. 8:1 Rev. 12:7-9

Rev. 21:22-27 Rev. 22:1-5

II. Only the righteous will be in heaven. The wicked will not be allowed to enter.
Matt. 5:20 Matt. 25:34 Gal. 5:21

Eph. 5:5 Rev. 22:15

III. What will heaven be like?

A. There will be continual praise and worship.
Neh. 9:6 Job 38:7

Psa. 103:20,21 Psa. 148:2,4

Isa. 6:3 Ezek. 3:12

Luke 2:13,14 Luke 15:10, 7.

Rev. 1:6 Rev. 4:8-11 Rev. 5:9-14

Rev. 7:9-12 Rev. 11:16,17

Rev. 14:2,3 Rev. 15:3,4

Rev. 19:1-7 Rev. 22:3


B. Heaven will be beautiful.
Rev. 21:2 Rev. 21:11, 18, 19, 21


C. Heaven will be a place of great joy and satisfaction in his presence, for there we shall see God.
Psa. 16:11 Psa. 17:15 Isa. 33:17

Isa. 49:9,10 Matt. 5:8 Luke 15:7, 10

1 Thess. 4:17 Heb. 12:22-23

D. Heaven will be eternal.
Psa. 23:6 Matt. 25:46 John 10:28

1 Pet. 1:4 2 Pet. 1:11 Rev 22:5



E. People of all races and tongues and every nation will be represented in heaven.
Rev. 5:9 Rev. 7:9

IV. In describing heaven, the Bible tells us much about what will not be there.
A. No sickness or pain.
Rev. 21

B. No sorrow, or crying, or mourning.
Rev 7:17 Rev. 21:4


C. No violence or wars, but only perfect peace and rest.
Job 3:17 2 Thess. 1:7


D. No more death.
Luke 20:36 Rev. 21:4


E. No more hunger or thirst.
Rev 7:16-17

The promise of heaven should be a great source of joy and hope to us. (Luke 10:20). Jesus longs for us to join him there (John 17:24).

When I look at my life, I am constantly reminded of how I am a sinful, terribly flawed person who is given grace, forgiveness, hope and peace.  I am no example of how to live.  If you know me well, you might say I am the example of how NOT to live.  

 Thankfully I serve a God whose strength is taking the sinful and terrible and bestowing an unmeasurable heritage.