Verse of the Day 8/31

Verse of the Day 8/31

1 Corinthians 2:9

English Standard Version

9 But, as it is written,

"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
    nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love him"—

In today's fast paced society there are probably not many people who thing much about heaven and "what God has prepared for them".  We cannot spend all of our time doing so, but I think it is spiritually healthy for us to stop now and then and think about eternity, think about heaven and hell, because if we believe in Jesus and His words each are a reality.

Pastor James Smith gives us some things to consider about heaven when he writes:

In Heaven . . .

  sin is banished,

  holiness is perfected,

  life is a continual feast, and

  mortality is swallowed up in life!

From Heaven . . .

  all pain is banished,

  all enemies are excluded, and

  all causes of sorrow are shut out!

In Heaven . . .

  all our prayers are answered,

  all our desires are gratified, and

  all our needs are supplied.

There is no weeping, wailing or wishing there.

In Heaven . . .

  our knowledge will be perfect,

  our happiness will be abiding,

  our pleasures will be ever new.

In Heaven we shall . . .

  see Jesus,

  be with Jesus, and

  be like Jesus, forever!      James Smith

As we are facing the challenges of life in a corrupt, imperfect world, it can be helpful to think of what is beyond.   One line from James Smith in particular caught my attention "There is not weeping, wailing or wishing there".  We have hope of an eternity with Christ, but it is not wishing, it is certain. It is wisdom that comes from the Holy Spirit Hebrews 11:1-2.  Faith is substance and evidence of things not seen.  For now we can only imagine what will one day be revealed.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

Blessings,

Mike

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1 Corinthians 2:6-10

English Standard Version

Wisdom from the Spirit

6 Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. 7 But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But, as it is written,

"What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
    nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love him"—

10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.