Scripture Verse that caught my attention today: John 1:51 And [Jesus] said to [Phillip], “Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
Observation: heaven will be “opened.”
Application: Verses like this are what probably give us the impression that heaven is a ‘place.’ We envision an entrance of some sort, be it pearly gates or some other sort of majestic opening. We may imagine someone stationed at this entrance to check credentials and the like. Wouldn’t want any riff-raft getting in there now, would we?
But who really ‘opens’ heaven? And wouldn’t it be a wonderful sight to see heaven itself open? Wouldn’t it be great to be there when it opens up? Would we stay up all night standing in line like people do for movie premiers or for a chance to be the first to buy Apple’s latest electronic gadget?
I don’t know. Maybe it doesn’t work that way. But Jesus seems to indicate that, whatever the opening of heaven is like, hanging around him is the way to see it.
Prayer: Lord, help us to not only be willing to hang around you, but to truly long to hang around you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(Readings today included: Isaiah 60-62 and John 1)
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