Wednesday, March 30, 2022

What are the treasures in heaven?

Luke 18:29-30 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

So what is this reward in heaven? Is it stuff? I mean heaven is still a physical place and the stuff will be great. We are told about a feast and a place with many rooms, but I am convinced that is not the primary treasure we receive. I think the primary treasure will be the close and clear relationship with the giver of all good things, namely Jesus. 1 Corinthians 13 says, "now we see as through a mirror darkly, then we shall see face to face, now we know in part, then we shall know fully even as we are fully known." It is this clear intimate relationship with our Lord that is the main treasure that I look forward to. Nothing separating us from God, like Adam and Eve in the garden again. No shame, no guilt, and no distance.

This also leads to the treasure of similar relationships with other Christ followers. I met a guy in Panera the other day, and on his name tag it said his passion was, "The gospel of Jesus Christ." I commented on it and told him that was my passion to. We had no time to get to know one another, but I look forward to hearing his story of getting to know Jesus when we get to heaven.

The treasures in heaven are not primarily stuff, but rather Jesus and His followers and those relationships will keep getting better and better.