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Preparing for a trip or a special event can be wonderful.
Planning a wedding or preparing for a new baby takes months and is often
a lot of fun (and a lot of work, too).
Planning a family trip to the local amusement park may only take one day.
My point is that most of us really enjoy anticipating an upcoming fun
event.
Unfortunately, the anticipation before the event often lasts much longer
than the actual event. What took days, weeks or months of joyful
anticipation may only require a few short hours for the actual event.
Now let us consider our anticipation of Heaven.
I suspect that, like me, most people do not anticipate going to Heaven in
the same way they anticipate a fun, family event.
But shouldn't we be anticipating Heaven every day? After all, Heaven
will be more wonderful and more exciting than we can ever imagine. (See "Is
Heaven Full of Dogs?")
Fortunately, the anticipation of heaven, while lasting all our life, is
actually very short. The actual event goes on forever and ever and ever.
Also, fortunately, during our anticipation and preparation for Heaven, we
can store all our really important personal treasures there. Then, when we
arrive, we will be able to enjoy them and share them with others. It's kind
of like sending your luggage on ahead of you to wait for your arrival.
Remember, the anticipation of Heaven, like the anticipation of any
wonderful event, may also require a lot of work to get ready for the big
event. But what a joy it
should be to prepare.
Today, let's try to live our lives in joyful anticipation of Heaven. And
don't forget to start packing. |