Then the angel showed me the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. Nothing accursed will be found there any more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him; they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.

Revelation 22:1-5

Heaven will not be a boring place. It will not be our ultimate retirement. If we know Christ as our Savior, we will be raised up with resurrection power to serve him in heaven. Never again will we serve him half heartedly and sporadically as we often do now. In ways simply unimaginable to us as humans, we will be involved creatively with God without the agonies of decline and death. We will happily spend eternity basking in God’s redeeming love and exploring endless pleasures at His right hand.

Jesus is preparing a place for us

and preparing us for that place.

Our Daily Bread – April 18, 2004