How would you market heaven?
Soul Snack 215/10 ... Selling Heaven?
How would a real estate agent advertise heaven?
Maybe:
- beautiful one day perfect the next,
- a pleasure palace or
- a place with space?
There would be no tired euphemisms such as :
- renovate or detonate,
- diamond in the rough or
- motivated vendor, make an offer.
Streets of gold, boughs of healing and my history hidden - such thoughts describe and in fact capture, this idyllic heaven.
A throne surrounded by supernatural well wishers, a place where evil is no longer known nor accessible, and a glory that removes sunshine defies my imagination. This place will never be sold because no one will ever want to lose it.
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. Rev 22:1-5
Until that first Christmas no one had ever chosen to leave heaven.(Satan had previously been expelled ... Rev 12:9) How could such unspeakable splendour ever be willingly left? There is simply no-where else to find this positively radiant atmosphere of extravagant grace, goodwill and harmony. There are no alternatives to heaven. No catalogue can be created of other 'heaven-like' properties for sale.
A fallen earth and dying humanity is never going to be its equal, yet alone a manger in a stable. Even carpentry in Nazareth would be little improvement upon His birthplace. Yet Jesus still chose to leave heaven.
At that first Christmas heaven lost its son but you gained your saviour.
At that first Christmas the Son had chosen grace for earth and not gold in heaven.
At that first Christmas the Father had chosen giving and not keeping.
Heaven can't be sold, for through that first Christmas paradise is now permanently bought, indeed secured for me.
Father, thank-you that Jesus left that which is perfect, to live in that which is broken so He could suffer and die for a sinner such as me. Thankyou for securing heaven for me through the 1st christmas. I give you my life again now to do as you please with it, for you spared nothing in bringing permanent pleasure to me, I will now spare nothing for you. AMEN