“…no eye has seen…no ear has heard, and… no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9

Driving down the road I was listening to music on the radio. I drive my wife nuts when she is with me because I am a button pusher. If I don’t like the song or commercial that’s on, I push buttons until I find something I do. The song, “I Can Only Imagine,” by MercyMe, came on and I listened. Later, as I was pressing, John Lennon’s “Imagine” came on. I quickly hit another button! Then I began to imagine…

At FLAP last night (our Church Bible Study) we were discussing questions you might ask God, if you could secure just 2 minutes with Him now. It is ALWAYS interesting! Over the years, I swear I have heard it all…”Will there be pets in heaven, marriage, ice cream, dancing, beer (and once from an elderly lady) SEX!?” ALL the questions lead to the inner desires of the person asking the question. Which, as you might imagine, can cause some issues.

Larry Gatlin had a song years ago that had this chorus;

Will they have Mogen David in Heaven?
Dear Lord, we’d all like to know
Will they have Mogen David in Heaven, sweet Jesus?
If they don’t, who the hell wants to go?

You can now UNDERSTAND the issue. If MY thing isn’t there.. why bother??

The Bible is clear. If I find myself imagining what heaven will be like, and take time to mentally approve ‘only’ the things ‘I’ like, I can get into trouble. In fact, the verse today tells me that when it comes to imagining what Heaven is like, ‘DON’T BOTHER!’ It’s impossible!

I smile now, sitting with Jesus in my living room, and think about the question some more. I can imagine myself asking Him, “Lord, with there be ___________ in Heaven.” But before I ask, I already KNOW that if it isn’t in His Word, I WON’T get an answer. But I CAN hear Him say to me, “But ‘I’ll’ be there! Is THAT good enough?” It is at that moment I realize, I have no more questions!