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Heaven, Why?

 Acts 13:48   Authorized (King James) Version [AKJV]:  “And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.”

Why were the Gentiles glad when they heard?  “Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;  that at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:  but now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.” Ephesians 2:11-13 [AKJV]  Imagine “no hope”.  

What was it that the gentiles heard?   “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:”   1 Corinthians 15:1-4

So why do you want to go to heaven?  I want to go fore-mostly to be where God, the LORD Jesus Christ is.  I don’t know what, where or how but I know that it is by faith, I want to be there with Him, eternally.  I want to see His Glory, His face, touch Him,   To have a body that has never seen sin nor will ever see death.  I will truly be complete as God intended before sin by Adam entered.  But in a much better way, in that, I am thereby His full work, His Grace, His love, His power, experience His Truth on my behalf.  Oh Hallelujah what a thought His full salvation brought, victory!!! Read if you would First Corinthians 15.     

So why do you want to go to heaven?  


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