Some days are hard. Some days are so full of stress and
anxiety and fear and heartache that you long to get away.
And perhaps you have done just that. Maybe you went to an
all-inclusive resort in paradise where you lounged on the beach all day. Or
maybe your choice was a cozy ski resort in the mountains where you slalomed up
and down the slopes and sipped on hot chocolate as the sun set. Like any good
vacation, it was probably a time filled with delicious food, beautiful sky and
laughter. Vacations are suspended spans of time where stress is left behind. No
bills to pay. No deadlines to meet, just an opportunity to commune with God, nature,
and loved ones.
But then the week ends and reality returns. As soon as
you arrive back home you can feel it again. The things that need to be done.
The concern about projects. The relational tensions. Back to a world where it
seems as if Satan might be winning. But for a moment, you had a tiny taste of
what could be.
The Book of Revelation is an authentic taste of what will
be. It is the promise that in the end God wins. Life may be hard now. Life may
be unfair now. There may be challenges now. But in the end, God will demonstrate
he is the Victor. And he will give us a life in Paradise.
The Apostle John was given a vision of the New Jerusalem
that comes down from heaven. It is an immense place. Some get caught up in the
dimensions outlined in Scripture. But I believe the reason we are told of the
size of heaven is to give us the assurance that there is room for everyone. “All who call on the name of
the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13).
The end will be much like the beginning. The God who
shaped Eden out of chaos will take the chaos of our world and shape it into something
new. A New Heaven and a New Earth- where we can be with Him forever.
So call on
his name and make your reservation. It’s all inclusive.
