APRIL 16, 2015
The Best
Fishing Holes
He
was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words. —2 Corinthians 12:4
Read:
Revelation
22:1-5
My friend Gus passed
away a few months ago. Gus was a fellow trout fisherman. Weekends usually found
him in his little boat on a nearby lake, casting for fish. I got a letter from
his daughter Heidi the other day. She told me she’s been talking about heaven
with her grandkids since Gus went to his home in heaven. Her 6-year-old
grandson, who also loves to fish, explained what heaven is like and what
Great-Grandpa Gus is doing: “It’s really beautiful,” he mused, “and Jesus is
showing Grandpa Gus where the best fishing holes are.”
When Paul reported his God-given vision of heaven, words failed
him. He said, “I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that
they cannot be expressed in words” (2 Cor. 12:4 nlt). Words cannot convey
the facts of heaven—perhaps because we humans are unable to comprehend them.
While we might gain some comfort from knowing more details about
heaven, it is not the knowledge of heaven that assures us; it is our knowledge
of God Himself. Because I know Him and I know how good He is, I can leave this
life and everything in it with utter confidence that heaven will be beautiful
and Jesus will show me “where the best fishing holes are”—because that’s the
kind of God He is!
Let us beg and pray Him day by day to reveal Himself to our
souls more fully, to quicken our sense, to give us sight and hearing, taste and
touch of the world to come. —John Henry Newman
Nothing on earth compares to being with Christ
in heaven.
INSIGHT: In the book of Revelation, the apostle John
writes of the new heaven and earth and the heavenly city of Jerusalem
(21:1–22:5). In this marvelous scene we are brought back to a garden setting,
reminiscent of the garden of Eden at the dawn of human history (Gen. 2–3). What
was ruined by sin in Eden is now fully restored (Gen. 3:1-19; Rev. 22:1-3). The
Tree of Life, representing never-ending physical life that was denied humanity
because of sin, is now readily available and accessible (Gen. 3:22-24; Rev.
22:2). The curse brought about by sin is completely reversed (Gen. 3:14-19;
Rev. 22:3). There will be purity, perfect service, and perfect communion with
God. The greatest blessing will be the unhindered fellowship with God Himself,
for we “shall see His face” (Rev. 22:4).
Source: Our Daily Bread 2012
