"If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ was not there? "
Would you say, "I just might be okay with that"? If you are deeply in love with God, you would never be satisfied in a heaven without Christ.
This struck me today. I was reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan. Do I love God? Am I deeply in love with Him? He created me, he knew me before I was born, He LOVES me. The greatest commandament of all is: To love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. (Deuteronomy 6:5, Matthew 22:37, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27) What does it mean to love God? Do I experience true satisfaction and pleasure and joy in my relationship with Him? To try to love God with my own strength would be the toughest thing to do. I need to depend on Him to do that. I am not strong enough to love Him and walk with Him on my own. I can't do it. I need God desperately to help me do it.
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