Early this morning as I looked out the kitchen window, I saw
just a glimpse of sunshine hitting the very tiptop’s of the trees down past our
old barn. It was so pretty I just had to
get my camera and capture the scene. I
thought to myself, “Here’s just a glimpse of the beautiful sunny day that is to
come!” And that made me feel excited and happy.
Now several hours later the sunshine is everywhere you
look. I went back outside just now (for
only a very few minutes because although the sun is beating down, the
temperature is still only thirty-eight degrees) and took another picture of the
full face of the sun. I could not look directly
at Mr. Sun because he was so bright! So
I just closed my eyes, held my camera up to the sky and snapped the picture. Even the camera could not capture the full
intensity of the sunshine. It’s just too
much!
All this reminded me of heaven and the fact that we only
have just a glimpse now of what awaits us in heaven as children of God.
We can get just a glimpse of what is being prepared for
Christians at this very moment when we read the words of Jesus in John 14:1-3….”Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe
in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions:
if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for
you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye
may be also.”
What an exciting
thing this is! Jesus said here that He is preparing a place for us in heaven so
that we can be forever with Him! That’s
where I want to be!
Jesus Christ
gives us a further glimpse of heaven in Revelation 21:21-23…..”And the twelve
gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street
of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and
the Lamb are the temple of it. And
the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the
glory of God did lighten it, and
the Lamb is the light
thereof.”
No need of
temples or churches in heaven because the “Lord God Almighty and the Lamb
(Jesus) are the temple of it”. And no
need of any kind of lights, either natural or artificial, because Jesus Christ
our Lord will be the Light!
Do you remember
in the Old Testament how God told Moses that he could get in the cleft of a
rock and watch as He passed by? But God told Moses (Exodus 33:20), “Thou canst
not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.” God is too bright, too majestic, for us to
look in His face with our human bodies!
Even the sun that heats our planet earth is too bright for us to look
full in its face without leaving our vision impaired or even blinded. And this sun is just something that God spoke and
it came into being during creation week!
Our frail minds cannot even imagine the brightness of our God.
As I look at 1
Corinthians 13:12 (For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to
face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.), it
makes me think about watching my husband when he welds. He has a special welding mask that has a very
dark thick glass front that protects his eyes from being burned while looking
at the brightness of the light that comes from welding. Without it, the light would blind him. 1 Corinthians 13:12 tells us that right now
it’s like we are looking at God through a welding mask (through a glass,
darkly). We can see him through just a
glimpse we get in the Word but, Oh, what
a day that will be when we can see Him FACE to FACE!
Friend, do you have your reservation made for this
unimaginably wonderful destination? It’s
already been paid for by the death of God’s only begotten son, Jesus
Christ! We can’t even imagine how great
it will be! 1 Corinthians 2:9 says “But
as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into
the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
God bless you friends! Thanks for taking time to share “just
a glimpse” of heaven with me today!
Marilyn
7 comments:
This is great, Marilyn. Just the thing to start off a great day. I sit and watch the birds at my feeded and wonder at the beauty of them and know that God takes care of them as He does us. It is a wonder thing that we have a Father that loves us that much and will be welcoming us home before long. What a day that will be!! Martha Greer
Reading this today, I was reminded of some pictures I took back in 2008 and posted on the blog - similar shots of clouds/sunshine and the brilliance therein. In the photos, there seemed to be some shadows/coloring not visible to the naked eye. It really encouraged me heart to consider Who lives on the other side of the veil.
I long for the day when I no longer see through a glass dimly but instead see face-to-Face!
peace~elaine
Absolutely wonderful. So glad to be related to you by birth and by our Lord Jesus Christ. Be Blessed!Cathy Moore Johnson
Received a blessing from your post today, Mrs. Marilyn! God Bless!
How exciting. I forget to be excited sometimes, God is so Great it is hard to comprehend. Thanks for always uplifting me with your blog. Love you. M.
My reservations are made, and quite frankly, I'm pretty eager to see my new heavenly home. The older I get, the more eager I am.
I'm not too good at making reservations but grateful this is one thing I have done!! Also grateful to visit your blog again...spent sometime going thru old posts and comments; always good to reflect on what God has done and said. An extra blessing to visit some friends from the past as well! Hope and pray all is well with you!
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