HEAVEN ON EARTH

LOOK MOM, HEAVEN

THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT I HEARD FROM RILEY AS WE WERE DRIVING IN THE CAR. HERE IS WHAT HE WAS LOOKING AT....

THE OFFICIAL NAME FOR THIS SIGHT IS CREPUSCULAR RAYS. THE NAME COMES FROM THE FACT THAT THESE RAYS CAN BE SEEN DURING THE CREPUSCULAR HOURS OF THE DAY. THE HOURS BETWEEN DAWN AND DUSK. THE TIMES WHEN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK ARE THE MOST NOTICEABLE..

I LOVE THAT HE SAW THIS THE WAY I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF SIGHTS LIKE THIS. THE SPLENDOR OF THE LIGHT COMING THROUGH THE CLOUDS, TO ME, IS NOTHING SHORT OF HEAVENLY. YOU MIGHT SAY "HEAVEN ON EARTH". 

WHAT IS HEAVEN ON EARTH TO YOU?  IS IT A HAPPY MARRIAGE, HAPPY FAMILY, BIG HOUSE, GREAT JOB, NO WARS, NO HUNGER, GOOD GRADES OR IS FAME AND GLORY?

HERE IS A DEFINITION I FOUND FOR HEAVEN:

Heaven (Christianity)

Christianity inherited the Old Testament belief in heaven as, metaphorically speaking, the dwelling place of God.

 

I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THIS DEFINITION. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT AFTER OUR DEATH, WE WILL SPEND ETERNITY WITH GOD, IF WE ACCEPT CHRIST AND HIS GIFT OF ATONEMENT. THE DEATH ON THE CROSS AND HIS RESURRECTION. IMAGINE THE WONDERFULNESS OF THIS. BEING IN THE DWELLING PLACE OF GOD. GIVES ME GOOSE BUMPS TO THINK ABOUT IT.

 

BUT AGAIN,  WHAT ABOUT "HEAVEN ON EARTH"? I FOUND THESE VERSES AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS PHRASE...

 

Colossians 1:26-29

The Message (MSG)

This mystery has been kept in the dark for a long time, but now it’s out in the open. God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, so therefore you can look forward to sharing in God’s glory. It’s that simple.

WE DO NOT HAVE TO WORK HARD TO FIND OUR HEAVEN ON EARTH, OUR GLORY. WE HAVE IT. WE FORGET WE HAVE IT OR WE REJECT THAT WE HAVE IT BUT WE DO HAVE IT. CHRIST. 

I AM NOT SAYING THAT WE WILL HAVE GOLDEN STREETS TO WALK ON HERE OR THAT THERE WILL BE NO HUNGER OR WARS OR SADNESS OR THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE PERFECT.( DON'T FORGET WHERE WE LIVE.) BUT AS WE WALK ON THIS EARTH WE CAN TURN TO THE ONE WHO CAN BRING US GLORY. THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE THE LIGHT SHINING THROUGH THE CLOUDS OR YOU NEED A BIT OF PEACE. DON'T FORGET, CHRIST IS OUR "HEAVEN ON EARTH"

 

BLESSINGS!