1 Corinthians 2:9-10 – “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.” 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.”  NKJV

 

The word pictures the Bible paints regarding heaven are incredibly beautiful and almost beyond human comprehension.  The elaborate descriptions have caused some to decry them as mythical fantasies and hopeful fabrications.  The enormity of that heavenly city described in the Bible built foursquare with gates of pearl, walls of jasper and streets of gold is incredible.  The city that needs no light for God is the light of that city is more than the human brain can comprehend.

Paul declares that it is beyond what we can think or dream but the reality of it is written in our hearts by the witness of the Spirit of God.  The Holy Spirit knows for he has seen and because He is God he can accurately describe the splendor of heaven to our hearts, minds and spirits.  I shall never forget that night at the kitchen table at my sister’s house in Palestine, Texas when I received Jesus as my personal savior.  I could not explain what happened but heaven became so real to me it was more real than the world I was living in.

I have not been translated to heaven as Paul and others but in my heart I know it is real.  I have not seen God face to face in the flesh but through the ministry of the Holy Spirit I have beheld His glory.  I knew that night and know this day that I am simply passing through this world.  It ceased to be my home on that eventful night and my citizenship in that heavenly kingdom became a reality.  I walk not by what I can see in the natural but what I can see in the spirit.  My confidence is not in what I can taste, touch and seen naturally but what I have experienced in the spirit.

I know Him in whom I have believed and am confident that He is able to keep it against that day.  I do not know what the activities of heaven will be through the eternal ages or even what it will actually look like but I have no fear that it is not real.  I know the change that took place in my life on that night and I believe that God is real, His word is true and Heaven a factual reality which is even better than any dream we could dream.

I personally do not believe that it will be long before the LORD calls His children home but until then we must occupy until He returns.  He gave us life and that life is to be abundant and free.  Therefore, let us live and manifest Him in this present world so that we might introduce others to the coming reality of Eternal Heaven with our LORD.

            Blessings as you walk through this day with Him and hold the hope of heaven in your heart!