My daughter, Lily, is a wonderful, amazing disciple of Christ (even though she is only 6) . She spoke in reverent awe yesterday of her uncle Greg and aunt Cyndi, as she came to realize that they weren't going to be home this Summer because they were going to Romania to be '
missionaries'. She spoke that word '
missionaries' in a hushed whisper as if saying the name of some male heartthrob she realized that she was in love with.
On our recent vacation to Washington D.C., she decided to write a book about Heaven, which is one of her favorite topics. Amy helped her write the book, and Lily served as the chief storyteller and illustrator. It is a wonderful little book, and if I can convince her, I will share it on this blog.
My problem is this: I don't know exactly what I think and feel about Heaven. Here are some of my questions: if Heaven is where I want to go, why don't I want to go right now? Second, are all those descriptions of Heaven in Revelation just metaphors, or is it really going to be that cool? What will my existence be like (I have heard it said by some who can't carry a tune in a bucket that standing around all day singing hymns doesn't sound like a goo time to them)? Finally, is Heaven my ultimate goal, or is a byproduct of a life lived for the king today, making that life my ultimate goal.
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Jesus never mentions going to Church. Over and over again he instead uses the metaphor of the coming kingdom. We looked yesterday briefly at Luke 11:20, where Jesus indicates that the kingdom may have erupted already.
