I
love many of the old gospel hymns, and often reflect on their music and
lyrics. Recently, one of them titled, "Mansion Over The Hilltop",
has echoed through my mind repeatedly.
The words of the chorus within that song are as follows:
And someday yonder we will never more wander,
But walk the streets that are purest gold.
Jesus
gave His promise of mansions in heaven for believers as written in John 14:1-3 NKJV.
“Let not your heart be
troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many mansions; if it
were not so, I would have told you. I go
to prepare a place for you. And if I go
and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself; that
where I am, there you may be also.”
Just
imagine! The Master Architect of the
heavens and the earth is in heaven today preparing a special home for each one
who belongs to Him. The magnificence of
His creation that we see here on earth is but a tiny preview of what heaven
will be like. We see majestic mountains
and peaceful valleys, breath-taking sunsets, star-studded night skies and deep
blue seas. We also see lush meadows with
delicate flowers, graceful birds of the air, green forests and fields of waving
grain…just to mention some of our earthly beauty.
Our minds simply cannot imagine the grandeur
that awaits
believers in heaven as the Apostle Paul recorded for us in 1 Cor. 2:9 NIV.
“However,
as it is written: ‘No eye has seen, no
ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has promised for those who love
Him.’”
The
day is coming soon when I will hear my name called from the hills of
glory. Jesus will be there, and will be
the first to welcome me with outstretched arms.
When I see my Savior, I will know Him by His shining, smiling face and
by the scars in the nail pierced hands of the One who suffered and died for me
in my place. We will sing together, and
laugh and talk as we stroll hand in hand down the endless streets of pure
gold. All of that and so much more will
be in store for those who have confessed Him as Lord.
The
dwelling place promised to me will be there, too, but will pale in comparison
when I finally see the King of Kings and Lord of Lords face to face...for He is
all that will matter. It will make no
difference whether the heavenly home prepared for me is a picturesque
masterpiece on a hilltop, a simple one room cabin in the woods, or perhaps
something else beyond our ability to comprehend. The most important thing is that my Savior is
in heaven...I will be there where He is...and it will be forever.
However,
Jesus is preparing a place for only those who truly know Him. If He is not the Lord of your life...if He is
not your all-in-all...and if you cannot say with confidence that He is your Blessed
Hope and Salvation by faith alone, then, you will not enter through heaven's
gate.
Do
you know Him today? Is Jesus preparing a
place for you?
You
must be very sure!
Don
Don
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