Do you ever stop to think about what heaven's going to be
like? I do, all the time. Okay, maybe
not all the time, but more than you would think. Funny how certain events in our life can
cause our thoughts to be directed to eternity.
If you don't think about heaven because maybe you don't believe in it, I
would ask you to at least be willing to ask yourself to really question what
you think happens after we all die. And
be brave enough to confront your own opinions in order to discover the truth.
Anyway, today I had one of those moments. That moment when something in me was brought
to tears thinking of an eternal life with my God. While in church, one of the worship sets was
a song called 10,000 Reasons by Matt Redman.
It was something about the melody, the chords, the lyrics, or the moment
that just catapulted my imagination into the throne room of Jesus. Something about that song just washes a sense
of peace over my soul. When I close my eyes, I envision Jesus at the center of a
huge stadium filled with all the saints of history (and by saints here, I mean
sinners who accepted Jesus into his/her life) surrounding the Lord and lifting
up all our voices in praise. I see hands lifted high and people singing. Not
singing like you would see in most churches, but almost like a reckless
abandonment. Nothing standing in the way
of the worship, no shame or humiliation, no worry about being judged by others
about how he/she sings, but a genuine outpouring of his/her heart. The line that says, "sing like never
before" is a tiny knife that cuts me open a bit and allows me to leave the
worry behind and just praise the Lord.
I also sometimes think that after dying and before the
saints reach Jesus that the song Hallelujah by Rufus Wainright (the song in
Shrek Shrek's Hallelujah) will be playing. Well, at least
the song, not necessarily the lyrics, but just the chorus that repeats the
words Hallelujah. That song gets to
me. When I hear the chorus, it insights
in me a spirit of praising God and maybe that's why it gets me thinking of
heaven. That's what we'll be doing,
praising God for eternity! This song
sweeps peace over me. It's an amazing
concept really, start praising God and every thing else in my life doesn't seem
to bother me. Worries flee and fears
run. It's like I feel my heart
heal. And heal of what? Heal of the all pain, sin and crappiness that is
here on earth. Healing from loss,
disease and sickness. It's the feeling
of being reunited with ones who have passed on before me and being hugged by them. It's finally seeing the Maker of the Universe
and being welcomed home by Him and held tightly in His arms.
Yes, Hallelujah. Hallelujah!
Man, I long for that.
I long for healing. I long for heaven.
