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Revelation 21: 21 The twelve gates were twelve
pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of
pure gold, like transparent glass. (NIV)
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We toss around the word awesome pretty freely; but it’s too small a word to describe Heaven.* |
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We
have been programmed to think of heaven in terms of “pearly gates” and “streets
of gold” and while that is beautiful imagery I think we might be missing the
point. Jewels and precious metals may be valuable on earth, but in eternity
they are just building material. In heaven, gold is as common as concrete
blocks. There is much speculation among Bible scholars as to the symbolism of
the gems used to decorate the walls of the heavenly city but at the least, as
one of them points out, “it seems important that the very thing people worship on earth
should at last have found its place under foot instead of upon the throne.”*
Remember
the question posed by Jesus, “What good is it for a man to gain the whole
world, yet forfeit his soul?” And if that isn’t thought-provoking enough, he
adds, “Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Mark 8: 36, 37) What do you place the
highest value on in this life? Can you take it with you when you die? Is it
worth holding onto and allowing it to come between you and the Lord? Looking at life through a heavenly lens helps
us to determine what is truly valuable.
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What is the real value of a thing, but the price it will bear in eternity?* |
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