Do you look forward to forever? What do you think forever will be? Do you think of it as floating on clouds? Do you envision streets of gold? Do you view yourself living in a crystal palace? Do you think you will be playing a harp and singing for eternity?
There are many assumptions of what eternity will be like. All of those listed above have been purported at one time or another. Yet, none of us know for sure what that eternal life will be like. All we know is that God has said there will be a new earth, new heaven, and new Jerusalem.
Jesus gives us another clue to ponder. He states that, though we marry now, we will not marry in eternity. He continues by saying that we will not die because we will be like angels. He calls us children of God and children of the resurrection. Once we are resurrected, we will never die again. That may sound ominous to us, but it is not. If we will never die, we evidently will not age.
But what is our opinion on never marrying again? We might think we will be lonely. We might think we will get bored. I suspect that God has a plan that does not include being lonely nor boredom. It will be perfect. It will be wonderful. It will be beyond our imagination. Though we do not know everything that eternity holds for us, we know that God has something so amazing instore for us, we will be overjoyed.
I pray we all know our expectations for eternity will be exceeded. I pray we look forward to spending eternity with God. I pray each one of us realize we will be amazed in a perfect eternal life. Trust God’s plan for eternity. Look forward to eternity. Know eternity will be beyond belief.
Luke 20:34-36 Jesus said to them, “Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. Indeed, they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.”
Marty Pressey 