Daily Devotional

-February 2, 2021-

Good morning, happy Tuesday,

-Only God Knows What He Has Prepared For Us-

“But as it is written: ‘Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.’”

(1 Corinthians 2:9).

Many of the best things in life take a lot of preparation. We have all been in on the giving or the receiving end of celebrations of birthdays, graduations, engagements, weddings, retirements, and other special times. They do take a lot of work but well worth the effort. Surprise parties are also great but must be kept secret.

In today’s verse we see that only God knows what He has in store for us in heaven for all eternity. God has whetted our appetite in the Scriptures but it will be even greater for us. Jesus said in John 14:2-3, “In My Father’s house are many mansions (or dwelling places); if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you will be also.” That’s all I need to know. He is preparing a place for me and I will be with Him forever. He is coming back to receive me to Himself.

Though we do have quite a few details of what heaven will be like, God will have many surprises for us. It will far exceed our expectations. Paul says, “Eye has not seen, nor heard heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” It is the “things” which we do not yet know about that are really exciting!

Paul himself was caught up into the third heaven, into Paradise, and heard inexpressible words, which are not lawful to utter, as he said in 2 Corinthians 12:2-4. Many Bible scholars believe this happened after he was stoned to death at Lystra and before God raised him up. He saw and heard wonderful and marvelous things that he could not tell us about. There have been others since who have died and went to heaven but God sent them back to earth. They have given us some details.

What we do know is there will be no more death, sorrow, crying, or pain, and of course no more sin. God’s light and glory of the Lamb will shine so there is no need of any other light. There will be twelve gates with twelve angels, each gate will be one massive pearl. The city will be a square 12,000 furlongs, about 1500 miles in each direction. There will be a pure river flowing down the middle, with the tree of life that has twelve fruits on it. We shall see Jesus, serve Him and reign with Him. Most of all the details about heaven are found in Revelation 21-22.

Even with all these details, there will still more. Just seeing it all will take our breath away! Just seeing Jesus will drive us to our knees in worship, adoration, and praise. We will be home and home forever. I cannot wait. The last words of Jesus in the book of Revelation say, “Surely I am coming quickly” (Revelation 22:20). If what we do know is glorious, we realize, it will be even greater than we can imagine, it will be the very best!

Have a blessed day thinking of our future glory with the Lord and all the saints. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean we