Daily Devotional for October 24, 2018
Not Boring
Nathan watched as baby Nevaeh blinked, nodded, and finally closed her eyes. When he was sure she was asleep, he looked at his mom in the rearview mirror. “Mom? Do you think heaven is gonna be—I don’t know—boring?”
Mom glanced at him. “What makes you say that?”
Nathan squirmed. “Well, everyone’s always talking about how great heaven will be, but it sounds like all we’ll be doing is singing like we do in church. I like church okay, but I don’t think I’d want to be there all the time. I’d miss pizza and basketball and stuff like that. I like it here!”
Suddenly, Nevaeh jumped in her sleep and cried out, and Nathan reached over to pat the baby.
“Do you suppose Nevaeh was thinking something like that a few months ago?” Mom asked.
Nathan was puzzled. “She’s only two months old!”
“Yes, but she was alive before she was born, you know. Maybe she liked being in my stomach, where she was warm and comfortable and never hungry. If someone asked her if she wanted to be born and be part of a new world, she might have said no.”
“If she did that, she’d be missing out!” Nathan said.
“I agree. We couldn’t even begin to describe the sights, sounds, and tastes to her. And I think it’s the same with us. We can’t imagine what it will be like when Jesus restores heaven and earth one day and makes everything new. All we know is that it will be a perfect world free from sin, pain, and death.”
“So if Jesus is making the whole world new again, do you think there will be pizza and basketball?”
Mom laughed. “Maybe! All I know for sure is that the best thing about heaven is that we’ll be with Jesus. He’s always with us now, of course, but in heaven we’ll see Him face-to-face.”
“Kind of like how Nevaeh could hear your voice when she was in your stomach, but she couldn’t see your face until she was born?”
“Exactly,” said Mom. “Jesus wants us to enjoy our time on earth now, but being with Him in heaven will be much better. It won’t be boring at all!” – Susan S. Arcand
How about you?
Do you wonder what heaven will be like? Are you afraid some of the things you love now won’t be there? We don’t know exactly what heaven will be like, but we know there won’t be any sin, pain, or death. The new earth Jesus has promised us will be a wonderful place where we will live with Him forever. It will be better than anything we can imagine!
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