Yesterday I came down with a cold. My sinuses were packed,
my head throbbed, and I had a fever. After pushing through the day, I crashed
in bed. I could not stop shivering. I jumped out of bed, put on another layer of
clothing, and grabbed a winter hat. I glanced at the temperature reading on the
wall, and it said 71 degrees. I should not have been cold, but I was freezing.
Lying in bed, I thought about heaven. I was instantly grateful
that there will be no more sickness and no more suffering in heaven. There will
be no fevers, runny noses, shivering, or sore throats. There will be no broken bones, diabetes, or
cancer in heaven. There will be no blindness, hearing loss, or speech impediments in heaven.
We live in a fallen and broken world, but Christians are
ultimately citizens of heaven. We dwell on earth for about 80 years, and we
live forever in heaven.
I cannot wait. Evil, injustice, and hatred will have no part
of heaven. Joy, love, and praise will fill the atmosphere of heaven. We will
not struggle with sin, and we will not experience sickness. We will live in
faithful, complete praise of the Father, and we will have new bodies that are
whole and complete.
The last 24 hours I have not felt well at all, but I have
thought a lot about heaven.
Do you long for heaven? Do you think about the glories of
eternity with the Father?
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