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Title: The Wonder of Heaven
Date: Oct 31, 2008
Topic(s): Christian Living/Situational
Scripture: Revelation 22:1-21

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There was a time in my life when I had an "amusement park" mentality when it came to heaven. I looked forward to the mansions, the streets of gold, meeting famous historical figures and so on. Jesus was there, of course. But in the amusement park mentality, He never amounted to more than the guy at the ticket booth granting admission to the wonders of heaven.

But now that I'm older and I've spent more time in the Bible, I realize this: Jesus is the Wonder of heaven.

What Does God Say?

In Revelation 22 we have John's vision of heaven. "No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever" (22:3-5, ESV).

We will be in a place where there will be no more evil, where all manipulators, deceivers and exploiters have been shut out forever, where we no longer have to be afraid of darkness in the lives of others (or ourselves), where all the fears and uncertainties of life will be obliterated by the perfect, always present love of God.

Mansions and rewards will be nice, but the real Wonder of heaven is the God who made it all possible. The more I think about it, I don't think I'll have any problem casting my rewards at the feet of my Savior and praising Him forever.

My Thoughts

As you read Revelation 22:1-21, think about the following questions:

1. What did the angel show John in this passage?
2. What is the angel's response when John turns to worship him?
3. Who does this passage say are "blessed"?
4. Who did the angel tell John to worship?
5. What encouragement does Jesus give us as we wait for His return?

My Part

Have you ever heard the phrase "heaven on earth"? If heaven were only streets of gold and crowns of glory, it would be impossible to experience any of that today. But part of heaven will be praising and worshiping our Creator. And you and I can praise and worship God right now. It doesn't matter where you are--Paul and Silas were in prison when they sang praises to God. Make it a point today to experience just a little bit of heaven by praising Jesus.

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