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Heaven Minded

“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” John 14:3

The first year that our Special Olympics team qualified for the state competition, the athletes were both excited and anxious. With this unknown situation came many questions: Will we stay in a hotel? Will there be lunch? How far away is it? There was such a focus on this future event that working on current game skills grew less important to the athletes. Our coach worked hard to help them focus on strengthening their skills in the moment rather than worrying about the upcoming state games.

The times we live in can also be a cause for both excitement and anxiety. We have questions in these last days about the future and what heaven will be like. The disciples had many questions about future events, too, but Jesus reassured them that although He knew not the timing, His Father had everything under control.

As our coach needed to keep the athletes properly focused, our Father would have us center our hearts on walking humbly with Christ today. That’s some of the best preparation we can have for our future and ultimately, for heaven.

SCRIPTURE FOCUS
Mark 13:1-8, 32

INSIGHT
“Just a few more weary days and then,/ I’ll fly away,/ To a land where joys shall never end./ I’ll fly away.” (Albert E. Brumley, 1929)

THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
1 Chronicles 12-13
Proverbs 30
Revelation 15-17

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