Patty and I are in Hawaii on the Island of Oahu with two of our kids and their families and are having a wonderful time. It is presently 79 degrees and very comfortable. Everyone except me went to church yesterday and had a great time worshiping together and being blessed by good preaching. I felt a bit under the weather from the plane flight, but I’m good now. We all went to the beach yesterday, and the kids swam and surfed. Patty and I sat in lawn chairs and watched. It was a very relaxing and enjoyable time for us.
Being here makes me think about heaven as an enjoyable place where everything is good and perfect. Even Hawaii has many negatives, mostly all the people, traffic, and crowds. Even the beach isn’t perfect, as a couple of young people died from drowning the day we got here.
One of the cool things about heaven is that we don’t have to worry about whether we will make it. If we believe and confess that Jesus is God and that He died for us and paid for our sins, we are born again and have eternal life. If we die or He comes first, we will receive a body like His. The older I get, the more of a pain my body is and the more I am looking forward to my new one. I watched a lot of football on Saturday and Sunday, and tonight I will watch the College National Championship game. Watching those guys run, throw, catch, and block is impressive, especially how well their bodies function. Someday, I will have a body even better than theirs.