The Wonders of Heaven

     Almost everyone has something in their life that they really like to do or to eat or to have above everything else.  It is like chocolate.  I was at one of our church gatherings where we had a lot of food and there must have been five or more types of macaroni and cheese.  I couldn't believe my eyes.  When a person who likes chocolate finds themselves in the midst of all kinds of chocolate, they might say, "Pinch me.  I think I've died and gone to heaven."  We find that when we get into a situation where our favorite thing exists that we associate it with being in heaven.  But, is heaven going to be a paradise of chocolate for the chocolate lover?  Is heaven going to be a place of perfect waves for the surf board enthusiast?  Obviously, the answer to that question is, No.  The Scriptures give us a glimpse of heaven and it is far more glorious than chocolate, waves or anything else that we might imagine..  Revelation 21:1-4 says, "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.  And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.  And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."  
       The Book of Revelation goes on to say a lot more about heaven.  We can get a pretty good glimpse of what heaven is like and what we are going to be doing once we get there.  We won't be doing earthly things such as eating chocolate or playing shuffleboard while in heaven.   We will be offering praise to God that will surmount anything and everything that we have ever done before.  The sights and sounds will also be far greater than anything that has ever been upon the earth.  So, if you or someone near you says, "I think I've died and gone to heaven", just remember they don't know the half of it.  Praise God for His plans for eternity.