The Weekly Encourager – August 31, 2015 – What I Know About Heaven

Grief is hard. I really miss loved ones who are gone. Still, I have a peace about those who knew Jesus. God promises that those who believe in Jesus will have everlasting life, free of pain and sorrow. I grieve the most over those who did not appear to be saved. It's so sad to think they might spend eternity in anguish, yet there is still cause for a ray of hope. Since we know that nothing is impossible with God (repeated eight times in Scripture), He may have had mercy on even the worst rebels in their final seconds of life.

Today I heard the song “Knowing What I Know About Heaven,” by Sarah Darling, for the first time. While it's not great literature, it expresses some good thoughts. What I know about heaven depends on what I know about God. It is His love which makes possible such abundant blessings for those who have died in Christ, and such peace for those who loved them here. The more we know about God, the more His Spirit comforts us in time of loss. May we know Him more and trust Him more each day.

Knowing What I Know About Heaven

[Verse 1]
I bet the trumpets played and the angels sang
Every sweet refrain of amazing grace
And that heaven's hands opened up the gate
And the children danced when they saw your face
As happy as they were to see you coming
I was just as sad to have to watch you go, oh but

[Chorus]
Knowing what I know about heaven
Believing that you're all the way home
Knowing that you're somewhere better
Is all I need to let you go
I could hope that I could pray you back
But why on earth would I do that
When you're somewhere life and love never ends
Knowing what I know about heaven

[Verse 2]
Where every single voice makes a joyful noise
How sweet the sound when the saints rejoice
To every broken heart and every wounded soul
New life begins on streets of gold
With every tear that's raining here from my eyes
I know the sun is shining where you are, oh

[Chorus]
Knowing what I know about heaven
Believing that you're all the way home
Knowing that you're somewhere better
Is all I need to let you go
I could hope that I could pray you back
But why on earth would I do that
When you're somewhere life and love never ends
Knowing what I know about heaven

[Coda]
I could hope that I could pray you back
But why on earth would I do that
When you're somewhere life and love never ends, oh
Knowing what I know about heaven

God is faithful,
j

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yduN-IC7bOA