Heaven is Real

Rev. 22:4  And they shall see his face…

Is heaven real? Heaven is not only a physically place made ready by God for those who have loved and served Him, but it is also a state of mind, and spiritual experience. We all strive to be ready at the end of life to spend eternity in heaven with our creator. “Entering into the gates for the first time, O what glory that will be.” To see Jesus face to face and be with Him forever and ever is what heaven is all about. No tears of sorrow will be shed and death will not exist. The curse of sin will be gone and we will have bodies made new and perfect. Heaven is real and it is the desire of all believers to some day see Jesus in all of His glory. Until then, the kingdom of heaven can dwell in our hearts by faith in the One who preparing a place for us there. 

Seeking the Face of God

1 Chron 16:11 Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Seeking the face of God is to pursue after His glory. Finding the face of God is to dwell in His presence. Day and night, and at every opportunity we need to seek the presence of God. In the morning when we rise, in the afternoon as we work, and the evening in the shelter of our homes. When we seek Him with all our heart, He will be found, and we will see His face. The OT says that no man has seen the face of God, but we seek beyond the physical attributes, we seek His love, mercy and grace. Some day we will see Jesus face to face and that will be glory, but until then, we can see through a glass darkly and get a glimpse of His glory and when these bodies are glorified we will see His face as it is. 

The Light

2 Corinth 4:6 “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”-

In a world that lives in darkness, blinded to the things of God, we are given the light of God in our hearts to show others who Jesus is. As we live day to day, we do face obstacles that challenge our faith, but God, who is greater than any need we have is also able to help us shine during those difficult times, that others may see that God is real. He is not dead! He is the light of the world, and we are His vessels that His light shines through. We are not the light, we are reflectors of the Light. How important it is that our life show forth the fruit of His Light. The Gospel remains hid to those in darkness if our light is not shining in the image of Christ. May God help us to live carefully, so that other may see that Christ is the true light of world living in our heart.