[Discoveries] 04-01-08 It's Who you know that counts -- Genesis 39:20-21

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him; He 
showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison 
warden. -- Genesis 39:20-21*/

What makes heaven what it is? According to John 17:3, eternal life is 
knowing (experiencing) God. God's presence makes heaven heavenly.

Some time after my grandmother died, our family went through her little 
home to get it ready for sale. I was astounded at what I experienced on 
that hot summer day. Her cottage which seemed so full of warmth and life 
and love when she was alive, now seemed empty. The things that seemed to 
be treasures when she was with us, now seemed like worthless junk. Her 
house was an empty shell, filled with papers and trinkets that we now 
needed to box up or throw away.

If God could somehow be removed from heaven, it too would seem hollow by 
comparison. So heaven really isn't streets of gold, or white robes, or 
beautiful music. It is the presence of God.

We need this so badly in our lives, because we are sometimes stationed 
in drab, hollow, empty places. Joseph was in prison. Perhaps you are in 
a place that seems bleak and desolate. But God is here. And here is 
where we will experience Him. So heaven really isn't a location at all, 
but rather a deep drink from the Water of Life.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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