At the end of the sermon on Sunday our pastor radomly got a lady up from her seat and asked her to make her way down the aisle heading out, than he asked the congregation to cheer wildly. We all broke out into applause with some whistling and shout-outs. I wish I could see the congregations faces. I bet we were all smiling. Our pastor created a demonstration of what it will be like when we enter God's Kingdom, everyone will be cheering wildly with overwhelming amounts of joy because you have come home.
As we watched the movie Titanic that evening, I immediately picked up on the applause of the long dead Titanic victims as the main character made her way in and up to Jack at the top of the steps. They were all applauding because she had come home and they were together again. It's like the story of the prodigal son who humbly returns whom full of repentance and is created by his father who is full of joy that his long lost son has come home. Imagine all the Kingdom of God, all the angels, all your loved ones who have gone before you, cheering you on as you walk into the Kingdom of Heaven. Each of us do matter. There is great joy in heaven when another person choose to accept Jesus as his or her savior and even more joy when you finally come home. Praise God for this awesome gift of eternal life in His Kingdom.
Luke 15:32 "But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."
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