...Someday...

This afternoon as I was driving from one errand to the next, one of the the three little people in my backseat piped up out of about 10 minutes of a sleepy silence and said, "Mom, when is Jesus coming to get us?"


I have to admit, I stammered for a moment, because the question came from Cael. He is a typical four-year-old boy who really isn't concerned with those things that aren't right in front of his face, so this question totally took me by surprise. I took the opportunity to talk about Jesus' return. He wanted to know where Jesus is now, and why He'll be coming back. Hannah joined in the conversation and we just wandered around our imaginations about what it will be like to be with Jesus in heaven. I told them some of the basics of what the Bible says in regards to the gates of pearl, the streets of gold, the crystal clear sea... I could tell Hannah was really enjoying these pictures in her mind. We talked about how great it will be to see our family members who've died and already gone to heaven. And we talked about how it will feel to finally see Jesus.

The other day I went to see the movie Avatar. Now, regardless of what you think of that movie, you have to admit that there was some amazing scenery in it... What creativity the human mind has! But since I went to see it, I've been struck with one thing, and that is the limits of humanity vs. the limitlessness of God. If a human can think up and make a short movie experience like Avatar, can you imagine what God can do? Can you just imagine what heaven will be like? The beauty, the perfection, the absolute take-your-breath-away reality of heaven... I was reading in Revelations 21, and it talks about how the city streets of heaven will be made of gold that is so pure that it's transparent, like glass. Can you imagine?! The wall around the city is made of jasper, and it says the foundation is decorated with every kind of precious stone. The 12 gates of the city are 12 pearls. I mean, I can't even get my mind around all of this!


The really astounding part of this is that none of it will matter when we see our Savior. All my life I've heard about how there won't be any sickness or pain when we get there, how we'll have mansions, and walk on streets of gold. But several years ago, I fell in love with Jesus in such a way that my heart just aches to see him. And I believe that being with him will so far outshine all the other stuff that it won't matter.