He Is Ageless

We think of God as being ageless, and yet He reminds us that when we enter into His eternity in Heaven, we are ageless also! An old hymn says, “When we’ve been there ten thousand years we’ve no less days to sing God’s praise than when we’ve first begun.”

That’s hard for us to comprehend on earth as each day adds up into weeks and months and years and decades-- until our time on this earth is finished. We value time here because time is so very precious on earth. Time in Heaven is, but is it precious? Perhaps once again, the things of Heaven are opposite from the things of this earth--gold paves the streets there…

Some believe there is no time in Heaven. I believe time exists there because of some things I have recently been reading. In Revelation it talks about a half hour of silence in Heaven.

“When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.” Revelation 8:1 (NIV)

But even with Heavenly time, we will be ageless in Heaven, as are all those who have left this earth. Each birthday that comes now, those special days that are difficult for us because those we love may no longer be here, matter not to those in Heaven, as far as how old they are. Life is perfect in Heaven…God’s perfect timing is probably seen much more clearly than we see it here, although we can get glimpses of it here when we watch God work through the everyday events in our lives.

We are to think about death with a faith as strong as a child who has not been tainted by this world…we are to trust in the Promises of our Lord fully, and know it is not the end…it is only the beginning.

Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14 (NLT)

We count each birthday--we celebrate the momentous ones in an even greater way, and we find it difficult to accept the death of some so young. But to God, His children are always alive, either on this earth or with Him in Heaven. Jesus wants to set us free from the fear of death…if we will only let Him! We are set free by His Word and by Prayer and Fasting. In God’s Word…there is power, and there is eternal life there, and there is Hope, even in seemingly hopeless situations.

We can believe our Lord!
We can depend on Him!
We can rest in Him!