II Corinthians 8:1-15
Dear RTB’ers,
Did he/she get to Heaven? Will I get to Heaven? Will all of us get to Heaven, or will some be left behind? “Get to Heaven…”, a phrase from my childhood and continuing today. A dear Christian friend wrote to me that he just lost a sibling. He wrote, “…I believe by the grace of God she made it to Heaven.” Yes, Heaven is our destination and, I daresay, most (if not all) of us are confident in reaching that eternal glory. So when we think of what Heaven might be like, read today’s words again: For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you by His poverty might become rich. (v. 9) Jesus was already THERE!! He stepped down from that eternal glory, from fellowship with His Father and the Holy Spirit and came down to earth, to live, suffer and die for us, for our sins – all that so that we might attain to what He already had! He was rich … He became poor, so that… Meditate on Jesus for a bit. Advent, Christmas – it’s a good time for that! “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel…”
Blessings!