The best is yet to come

"After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude , which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne and about the elders and the four beasts and fell before the throne on their faces and worshipped God, saying Amen: Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be unto our God forever and ever. Amen." Revelation 7:9-12

Yesterday while running errands before church I drove past a local shop in town whose sign said "The best is yet to come". Now I know they are not referencing Heaven but for the sake of this blog post, I will be using it for spiritual application. My reasoning for doing so is because Heaven is what first came to my mind when I read the sign and the statement is true if you are a saved person, trusting in the blood of Jesus Christ.

As a Christian, we can experience may great and wonderful things here on earth but they will fail in comparison to Heaven. The Bible gives us great insight to Heaven. We know that there will be streets of gold, mansions, white robes and purified, perfect bodies. The best part of Heaven is that God is there. There is singing in Heaven. We will shout Alleluia in Heaven. We will worship in Heaven. We will rest in Heaven. All of our sorrows and tears will be wiped away in Heaven. We will bow down to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and stand before our mighty Saviour. He is alive! He is Risen! He's still on the throne!

Wooooo hoooooo!!!

Oops. I have to regain my composure. Oh boy, Heaven's going to be great, isn't it? No more worries, no more bills, no more death, no more pain, no more sorrow, no more struggles, no more strife, no more lying, no more SIN, no more hate, no more propaganda, just us, the angels and the Lord. He will be our sunlight, He will be our bread and He will be our supplication.

If you are reading this and are not sure if you will go to Heaven or not, let me tell you right here and right now that YOU CAN KNOW FOR SURE. You don't have to hope. You don't have to trust in your good works, or a baptism or anything else. You only need to trust that when Jesus Christ died on the cross 2000 years ago, you can trust and accept that He did that for you. He paid the price with His blood. God requires a sacrifice to atone for sins. He always has. You and I were born sinners. No one had to teach me how to sin (lie, be disobedient, etc) as I am sure no one had to teach you either. So we all need to present a sacrifice to God to atone for our sins. However, the only thing that meets the criteria for this sacrifice is Jesus Christ.

That's it.

"I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me." John 14:6 Jesus Christ is the only way and I urge you to seriously consider your standing before God because the Bible also tells us that "whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." If you put it off and never get saved before you die, it will be too late and you will miss out on Heaven.

But if you have accepted Christ's payment for your sins and are trusting Him alone, remember: the best is yet to come. No matter what trial may come along and no matter how deep of a valley we may find ourselves in, remember: the best is yet to come.

Be of good cheer, my fellow Christian, for the best is yet to come!