Imagine

   “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him,” (1 Cor 2: 9)

   Imagine never feeling hunger or thirst; never knowing sickness or pain.  Imagine a relationship with God in which He is a loving Father and we are His children.  As a loving Father He provides what is best for His children.  All He does is out of the purest of love.

   Imagine being able to walk with God, talking as you would to your dearest friend; assured of an eternal love from One who is Love itself. That is the relationship our first parents had with God.  He walked with them, communed with them and provided for all their needs.

   Pride, inflamed by Satan, caused them to give up the perfection God had provided for them in a desire to be like Him; to be able to determine good and evil.  But don’t blame them too much since we do the same each day.  Their sin was one of pride and ours is no different.  We too want to define good and evil.  We want to decide right from wrong.  We too want to be like God.

   This world will pass away in a flash, but our soul lives forever.  The eternal life offered by Jesus through His life, death and resurrection is the life we are meant to have by God’s design.  He created us to be with Him and we can never truly be ourselves until we are with Him.

   Imagine eternity in a place of peace, light and eternal love.  Imagine the joy of being in the presence of God.  Imagine living the life that God intended for us.  One day we will know what God has prepared for those who love Him.

Father, You created us to love You.

You created us for You to love.

Fill our hearts with that love.

Take away our pride and lead us to You.

Amen