Heaven

Last Night at Code Red youth group we talked about heaven. I got flooded with questions like: “Will there be roller coasters?” or “Will we be able to skate board?” or even “Could there be a concert like Woodstock?” I was reminded of how often we think about heaven; we try to imagine our favorite pastimes and multiply them times a million and decide that’s what Heaven will be like. We have to understand that Heaven is not an ethereal realm where we float on clouds being bored, nor is it a super enhanced form of what we enjoy most. Our understanding of Heaven must come from the Bible itself. The Bible communicates that we will be in God’s presence and we will finally see him and will know him truly. (1 John 3:2-3, John 17:3, Rev 22:4) And while it does describe a New Heaven and New Earth and our glorified bodies (Rev 21, 1 Cor 15:35-56), our minds instantly start to imagine what we will do to not get bored. We are discontent before we have even gotten there! What we fail to realize is that our very idea of contentment and entertainment is fallen and corrupted by sin. We do not even begin to understand the true joy of being in God’s presence this side of eternity. (1 Cor 2:9) That is not to say there won’t be amazing experiences in Heaven, but to think “It won’t be heaven without…[insert desire]” is to not understand that God has so much more for us. He will absolutely blow our minds with the amazing things he has for those who love him. I believe we will stand in his presence in a state of constant amazement, he will satisfy us! He has so much more in store for us than we can even imagine because God is absolutely holy and perfect. Lord haste the Day! (2 Pet 3:12,13)