A Real Page Turner

That he might show in the ages to come the abundant riches of his grace, in his bounty towards us in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:7

Ever read a book you couldn't put down? Mysteries especially come to mind. That's what we call a 'real page turner.'

There have been many books written about heaven. All explanations fall short of its greatest glories. But even though they eventually fail some do resonate in our minds and may offer us a fleeting glimpse of that glory.

I heard one recently that did just that. A pastor commenting on our verse today said, “When I think on this verse I meditate on the vast riches of grace in the ages to come with Christ and what that can look like. I remember when I was a kid in our city library there was a huge Webster's Dictionary. Those dictionaries were very large and thick with pages. I imagine in eternity God having His own book, a book of His bounty towards us, while lavishing on us the riches of His favor for our first ten trillion years. We'll be blessed and astounded by what He has prepared for us and just when we think it can't get any better, He'll turn the page.”

How can one adequately describe heaven? Anything the wildest imagination can dream of, in heaven's realm of eternity, can only be multiplied to the nth degree. It will come from God's bounty, that He might reveal it to us in the ages to come in Christ Jesus. But speaking metaphorically, if there were to be a book of wonders in heaven what a page turner it would be. Book or no book, heaven will continually astound us, to be sure, and that for eternity. But what joy our Heavenly Father would have in turning those pages for us presenting new and eternal vistas of breathtaking delight. Every ten trillion years? I can live with that.  Have a blessed week. Shalom.

Ken