Not Boring

Read: Revelation 21:1-4, 22-27

Isaac watched as baby Eloise blinked, nodded, and finally closed her eyes. When he was sure she was asleep, he looked at his mom in the rearview mirror. “Mom? Do you think heaven is gonna be—I don’t know—boring?”

Mom glanced at him. “What makes you say that?”

Isaac squirmed. “Well, everyone’s always talking about how great heaven will be, but it sounds like all we’ll be doing is singing like we do in church. I like church okay, but I don’t think I’d want to be there all the time. I’d miss pizza and basketball and stuff like that. I like it here!”

Suddenly Eloise jumped in her sleep and cried out, and Isaac reached over to pat her hand.

“Do you suppose Eloise was thinking something like that three months ago?” Mom asked.

Isaac was puzzled. “How could she? She’s only two months old!”

“Yes, but she was alive before she was born, you know. Maybe she liked being in my stomach, where she was warm and comfortable and never hungry. If someone asked her if she wanted to be born and be part of a new world, she might have said no.”

“If she did that, she’d be missing out!” Isaac said.

“I agree. We couldn’t even begin to describe the sights, sounds, and tastes to her. And I think it’s the same with us. We can’t imagine how wonderful it will be to see Jesus in heaven or what it will be like when He restores all of creation one day and makes everything new. All we know is that it will be a perfect world free from sin, pain, and death.”

“So, if Jesus is making the whole world new again, do you think there will be pizza and basketball?”

Mom laughed. “Maybe! All I know for sure is that we’ll be with Jesus, and there’s nothing better than that. He’s always with us now, of course, but there we’ll see Him face-to-face.”

“Kind of like how Eloise could hear your voice when she was in your stomach, but she couldn’t see your face until she was born?”

“Exactly,” said Mom. “Jesus wants us to enjoy our time on earth now, but being with Him in heaven will be so much better. It won’t be boring at all!”

–Susan S. Arcand

How about you? Do you wonder what heaven will be like? Are you afraid some of the things you love now won’t be there? We don’t know exactly what heaven will be like, but we know there won’t be any sin, pain, or death. The new earth Jesus has promised us will be a wonderful place where we will live with Him forever. It will be better than anything we can imagine!

Today’s key verse: In My Father’s house are many mansions…I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2 (NKJV)

Today’s key thought: Heaven will be great