https://odb.org/MY/2022/03/17/preparing-a-place-for-us
The greatest and dearest hope we have as believers is the promise of eternal life afforded us by our belief and faith in Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour. Jesus spoke of Himself being the Way, the Truth and the Life that we can only go to the Father through Him because when we see Him, we see the Father. That is why Paul boldly declares that all the sufferings we go through here on earth pales in comparison to the glory that awaits us in Christ, that will be revealed to us.
We don’t really know for sure how heaven will be like, we can only imagine it as a place where there is no more pain and suffering because it is place without sin. It is a place where everyone will live in harmony with one another, as God will finally dwell among His people once again. It is the Garden of Eden all over again as originally intended by God but this time round sans the serpent, the evil one. We will once again be able to partake of the Tree of Life that will give us immortality, life eternal. Our flesh will not waste away anymore. We will no longer grow old and die. As believers of Christ and co-heirs with Christ, we will have a rich inheritance of glory in Him, in heaven.
But Jesus goes one step further. He said He would go and prepare a place for us as His Father’s house has many rooms or some versions say, His Father’s house has many mansions. Not just a place where we can live forever, a place of harmony and no strife in terms of an environment or land or dimension but a place for us to stay, to call home too. It is a room or mansion of a larger house, meaning to say, we will have a bed to sleep on, a kitchen to cook our food, a sofa to relax and sit on. It is also a place to call our own, a place to store the heavenly treasures we had accumulated during our stint on earth as a believer of Christ, doing things for the good and spiritual well being of others, for the Kingdom of God. Jesus Christ, our Lord and Master, had gone before us to prepare this place for us, a place that bears our name, a place we can call as our own in heaven.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as we go through another day here on earth facing the challenges our work or studies or whatever we do bring – always remember that there is more to it in life than as we see it in the physical realm. Don’t live by sight alone but by faith, believing and trusting in things unseen. Don’t live by bread alone, but by every Word that comes forth from the mouth of God. In all that we do here on earth, always remember we have a place in heaven, already prepared for us by our Lord Jesus Christ. One day we will see that it is worth every tear, sweat and toil we put in here on earth for the glory of God.
Ronnie's Thoughts 