A Heavenly Place | Enjoy the Journey

Enjoying the Journey by Lois Olmstead

A Heavenly Place

What do you know about heaven? Think about it. Give yourself some mental pictures. Your could make a list using concordance in the Bible.

Thoughts of heaven are a source of joy to me. No matter what life brings down here on earth, someday I will be in heaven. There are lots of mental pictures of heaven in my mind. I can almost feel the warmth of perfect love, the sunshine of our Saviors' glory and the marvelous happiness being in God's presence. Not to mention the peace that will come as we experience sin and being defeated forever. 

About the Author: Enjoy Time Out with international motivational speaker Lois Olmstead. Raised on a ranch in Montana, Lois entertains with her engaging sense of humor which strikes to the hearts of audiences everywhere. As a  speaker at over 3600 business conventions, retreats, medical events and Christian conferences, Lois shares how to live with joy and courage. Inspiriting others is part of her everyday life. 

Lois says finding an adventure isn't too hard to do...just look from where you are standing.  Lois has seven published books: "Breast  Cancer & Me", "The Dude, the Ducks" & Other Tales of Montana, "Denim & Lace" (co-authored with Phyllis Rowe), "Enjoying the Journey" - Time to Enjoy the Journey –  The Best of Time Out with Lois!,  and newly released "Wading Through Trouble".

She received the Hugh B. Anderson award which goes to one Montanan each year for outstanding courage and personal integrity while facing the challenge of cancer. Lois writes a  world-wide weekly blog and has authored 7 published books. ~Author Lois Olmstead

Today, let's just rejoice in some heavenly word pictures to increase our joy and hope in the future:

Revelation 14:13 The Passion Translation (TPT)

Then I heard a voice from the heavenly realm, saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead—the ones dying in the Lord[a] from now on.”

“Yes,” says the Holy Spirit,[b] “they will rest from their trouble,[c] for their deeds will live on!”[d]

Footnotes:

[a] 14:13 The Aramaic can be translated “Master Yahweh.”

[b] 14:13 The Holy Spirit speaks twelve times in Revelation (1:10; 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 4:2; 14:13; 17:3; 21:10; 22:17).

[c] 14:13 Or “hard work.”

[d] 14:13 Or “Their good deeds will follow [accompany] them.”

Revelation 22:17  The Passion Translation (TPT)

17 “Come,”[a] says the Holy Spirit and the Bride in divine duet. Let everyone who hears this duet join them in saying, “Come.” Let everyone gripped with spiritual thirst say, “Come.” And let everyone who craves the gift of living water[b] come and drink it freely. “Come.”

Footnotes

[a] 22:17 Or “be continuously coming”; also in each instance of the word come in this verse and v. 20.

[b] 22:17 See John 7:37.