THE NOW MAKES THE FUTURE
We are in the midst of July. This is the time of year that families enjoy the fruit of all that winter planning for the trips of summer. Alice, a friend, made an observation this week that rings true. "What would it be like to have as much excitement about Heaven as we all do for a trip to Disney World? The pre-planning, the thoughtful packing, the research - all for Heaven which is way cooler than Disney. Imagine."
Yes, imagine. Heaven is "way cooler", and it sounds refreshingly inviting over the heat of this stifling summer. But seriously just consider the truth of this statement. We spend our lives planning for temporal excitement. The trip. The purchase. The event. Then through the years we miss the "pre-planning, the thoughtful packing, the research" for the greatest excitement to come - the event at the end of our earthly existence. The greatest joy of HEAVEN.

Brother Bill has been teaching on Wednesday nights on generational blessings and curses. Remember that the soul of man never dies. So in the end of our earthly existence we either reap the rewards of Heaven or suffer the consequences of hell. The greatest generational blessing that we can pass on in our families is the promise of Heaven. Our lives need to speak of the planning for heaven by living for Him now on earth. Every decision we make should focus on this promise. Every act should reflect this truth. We should be as excited about Heaven as we are about the Disney Worlds in this temporal existence. The temporal determines what the eternal will be. In this life we choose blessing or curse. We choose life or death. "Now choose life, so that you and your children may live," God declares (Deuteronomy 30:19b). The "pre-planning" for the greatest trip of all takes place now. It affects our children, and what we pass on to future generations.

"We fix our eyes not on what is seen," Paul writes, "but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:18).


Lynn Lacher