HEAVEN

Genesis 2:1
Thus the heaven's and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

Genesis 21:17
God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.

Genesis 27:28
May God give you of heaven's dew and of earth's richness— an abundance of grain and new

Genesis 28:12
He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

Genesis 28:17
He was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven."

Nehemiah 1:5
Then I said: "O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his commands,

Nehemiah 9:6
You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.

Job 25:2
"Dominion and awe belong to God he establishes order in the heights of heaven."

Isaiah 45:8
"You heavens above, rain down righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness grow with it; I, the LORD, have created it."

Heaven is an awesome and mysterious place to us. Here are some of the wonderful things that we will enjoy as we come home;

It means that we are welcomed into his home. We are entitled to dwell in the very presence of God. We are welcome to walk with God, to talk to him whenever we want. We can sit with him and walk with him and rejoice with him.

We can walk around in this home as members of his family. We will never have to leave. We will never feel alone.

We will have an untold number of brothers and sisters to share all the blessings of God forever. God’s house is never too small. It is unlimited. We will have our fill and still be overflowing.

It means we will have his mind. Our minds will be filled with mercy and the love of God. There will be no separation between our thoughts and his thoughts.

We will not remember our pain or our hurt. We will understand how the universe works. We will comprehend eternal life.

Our minds will be filled with the awesome works of God. They will never end. They will increase in scope and magnitude. There will be no anger, no bitterness, no fear, no frustration, anymore. Our minds will be filled with life.

We will be filled with! Wonder and amazement of all things both great and small. Everything will be perfect and in order yet still growing and changing.

We will have no need to question, but we will have no need for answers. We will have no need to own anything because we will realize that we own everything.

We will know what it means to have his love. We will be totally accepted. Our hearts will be one with God.

We will enjoy total peace and satisfaction forever and forever. We will have intense pleasure

We will constantly be in a we of God’s love. We will spend the rest of eternity learning more and more about it.

We will not experience limits in our ability to enjoy the marvels of mighty God because he will reward us perfectly.

Joy after joy will wash over us and we will never grow tired of experiencing it.

We will share this love with God and his friends over and over again without any separation from each other.

We will know what it means to have all his riches, and what it means to bear fruit with him.

Every gift of God will be perfectly created for us. They will be beyond description. These riches will never lose their usefulness. They will inspire complete and total praise and awe.

If it were possible our gladness will grow and grow. We will be in a constant state of praise and worship.

We will never grow tired. We will be constantly displaying and proclaiming the gifts and the riches of God.

Yes, and God will be always revealing more and more of them to us. He will never run out. In our praise and worship we will be bearing more fruit for him, as we continue to do all that he calls us to do.

In his fruits and bounty we will discover more opportunities to give out adoration and praise more and more to him.

We will know what it means to know the joy of our friendship with God. It will be an exploring joy. It will not be contained by our bodies or our minds.

There will be unrestrained merriment and dancing. The leaping for joy will not end. We will enjoy the bonds of unity that will never be broken and this will only reinforce our celebration.

Let us take time to reflect on these thoughts about our eternal friendship with God.

Let us remember that the trials of the world will be fleeting but the possession of the rewards of our friendship with God will last forever.

We will behold his mighty works and rest in his eternal arms. We will be held in the rapture of his overwhelming beauty and holiness.

Psalm 20:6
Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand.

Psalm 36:5
Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies.

Psalm 115:3
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him.

Psalm 136:5
who by his understanding made the heavens, His love endures forever.

Psalm 148:13
Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

Jeremiah 32:17
"Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.

Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."