I was conversing with one of my sons the other day and I told him I was trying to get an appointment for my wife with a hearing center and audiologist. I told him our entire family had ridiculed me for my hearing impairment but not even a peep is said concerning her when she can’t hear as well as me. He told me he didn’t know anyone with hearing as bad as mine and it was so bad no one could even communicate with me unless they used sign language.
Quick on the retort I told him I could hear a spider walking across the floor and could even discern if the spider was dragging a foot or walking spryly. He told me I was crazy, and I couldn’t hear a cannon going off in the front yard if I was standing next to it.
Hmmm . . . Now I thought that was a particularly low blow. I admit as I age I have a few infirmities that weren’t there before. With my macular degeneration I cannot see. Numerous car crashes, fights, motorcycle crashes, horse trampling, football injuries, and broken bones galore has resulted in incessant pain and my body has regressed into a junk yard wreck. I have steel pins, metal plates, and rods located here and there, arthritis, and blah blah blah.
A good friend sent the following and it is brimming with hope for folks like me:
A GLIMPSE INTO HEAVEN
January 14, 2024
Years ago, the late Adrian Rogers, a well-known and beloved preacher, shared about an older, highly respected pastor.
Known in his day as the “prince of preachers,” Adrian’s predecessor had
been a man of such oratorical skills and spiritual anointing that his messages mesmerized listeners. As this older preacher neared the end of his life, he found himself going in and out of consciousness in a hospital bed. One day, with his daughter by his bedside, he suddenly looked up wide-eyed and said,
“It is greater than I imagined. I never did it justice.”
And with that, he closed his eyes and died in peace.
Now think about it. Even this great man of God, an incredibly gifted and eloquent preacher, was at a loss for words when he reached that point of glimpsing heaven, just before stepping over to the other side of life.
Let this be a reminder to hold onto hope and not give up, as we journey through the highs and lows of faith with the Lord Jesus Christ by our side. No matter how tough life gets, when we get to our ultimate destination of heaven and finally see the Lord face to face, we too will exclaim: “I never knew how great He could be!” Because I can guarantee that there will be few words to adequately describe how incredible it will be to finally stand before the King of kings and the Lord of lords!
What about you? We are all going to die at some point. When you think about the end of your life – do you know where you will be? Like Adrian’s predecessor, will you arrive at that destination to experience the moment where words won’t be enough? I assure you, that those who put their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior, will also experience that moment in heaven with Him. And that day is going to be so much greater than anything we could ever imagine.
Why . . . You don’t want to miss that!
Revelation 21:1
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.'”