I have grown up in a Christian home all my life. Ever since I was little girl, I knew about heaven: the place where God is and the place one day I would end up if I believed in Jesus. I have sung songs about Heaven, read books, and even told others about that beautiful place.
But I've been thinking...
Do I really believe in heaven?
Because if I did, it would change everything. My whole life, my every waking moment, my dreams, my relationships. If I truly believed that one day I would stand before God and give an account of my life, I know that I would live much differently. I would stop wasting my time on silly things. I would stop trying to please myself. The things of this world that seem to captivate my heart now would look so ridiculous compared to the riches that God has waiting for me. I would not want to waste a single moment here on earth, because the time would be short.
In Revelation 3 God makes a promise:
I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no
one will take your crown. He who overcomes,
I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God,
and he will not go out from it anymore;
and I will write on him the name of My God,
and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem,
which comes down out of heaven from My God, and My new name.
He promises that if I overcome, He will set me as a pillar in heaven, and He will write His name on me.
I have lived for so long trying to make a name for myself in this world. I have worked hard to get people to like me, I have studied hard so that one day I might have a good job, I have spent money to try to gain status.
But if this world is passing away, then I don't want to invest all my time here. I want to lock my eyes on Yahweh, the Lord, knowing one day I will meet Him face to face. Not much longer and I will live in His country forever. I want to be ready. I want to overcome.
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