Isn't is Awesome to know that when we die, or when a loved one who has accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior passes on... We will see them again! Heaven is a way better place than here on earth, and I can hardly wait to never feel pain, depression, hurt, anxiety, fear, etc... ever again!
This is what God tells us in His Word:
Luke 24:50-53, "Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven. So they worshiped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy. And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God."
Mark 13:26-27, "Then everyone will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds with great power and glory. And he will send out his angels to gather his chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven."
Acts 1:6-11, "So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, 'Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?'
He replied, 'The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. But
you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you
will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem,
throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.'
After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him. As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. 'Men
of Galilee,' they said, 'why are you standing here staring into heaven?
Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return
from heaven in the same way you saw him go!'”
And my favorite!
John 14:1-7. "'Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. And you know the way to where I am going.'
'No, we don’t know, Lord,' Thomas said. 'We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?'
Jesus told him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!'"
Isn't that great!?! God has room for us in heaven! He has a place just for you and me! The death of a loved one is hard. We miss them. We don't want to give them up. But I am encouraged that I will see them again in eternity! There's nothing the devil can do about that.
I will leave you with one more verse:
Ecclesiastes 3:1-4, "For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up.
A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance."
I will see you again! It is so Awesome to know that when we die here on earth... "this is not where it ends!" Today's post was inspired by the recent loss of my grandma. The video below is a tribute song to her.
Blessings!
~ S*
