"Heaven-Bound" -Too

 "Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies." (S.O.S. 7:2)

  Just so you know, I don't think that I am alone in this crazy illustration, because it is too obvious to be something that can just be made up without any prompting or guidance from above. But, just to make things clear, I will try my best to show you the connection. First, by saying a few introductions to the premise of motivation and soundness of why and what for; as Matthew Henry sums this up, common sense will do the rest: "All the body is nourished from the belly; it denotes the spiritual prosperity of a believer and the healthful constitution of the soul all in good plight."

  Now, I don't know about you, but for me, if heaven wasn't the goal here, some of this crazy life would not make any sense whatsoever! If it weren't for the fact that heaven is waiting for me and my wife to show up, this would be less meaningful and utterly a huge was of time! Bother Pat's comments from almost a decade ago, well let's just say, I might have taken him up on finding some other way to find companionship. But thanks be to God, He has shown me what is good and best for my soul!

  Anyhow, it goes a little something like this: Do you remember that silly little song about bones? The one that goes, "The knee bone is connected to the thigh bone, " and so on; well, I simply went through the meanings of each and every word, connecting them into a perfect illustration of what was shown to be a bullet proof man that had nothing else more important, than getting into heaven! There is nothing else we can look forward to, but being with Jesus; everything else is ultimately useless and is not going to go with us; except, those that we can bring along with us! 

  I case you might not have heard, after you have been saved, you cannot get any more saved than that! To put it nicely, you are not really like a fine wine; you are maybe a little wiser, but you more than likely have taken on some bitterness. Sanctification is very peculiar word, best used to describe the very peculiar way that God tolerates keeping us some of us around. It means the action of making or declaring something holy: which, if you want to get honest about it, without Jesus making intersession on my behalf, none of making and declaring would actually make any sense.

  No, my dear brothers and sisters, we are not really here to get any more holy, we are here to be salt and light! We are here to represent heaven on this crazy earth; to show off what God has done in us, so that He can show us off at a very special time appointed! (Ephesians 2:1-10) That clump of wheat that is surrounded by lilies, that is what it means to be spent for Christ: we must die to ourselves and bring others to a greater understanding of what it means to be heaven-bound! 

  It is important that I get this illustration set up for those two twins that are coming next; because there is something that must be weighed in the balance. For greater understanding to what I believe this means, the potion of Scripture in Luke 16:1-13 is a perfect illustration of how this works. By the way, the Pharisees which heard Jesus share on this, were really upset and ridiculed Him over the parable. It must have struck a cord in their hearts; either that, or it showed them what they were made of and what was most important to them, was an abomination to God...

"Did God's people stumble and fall beyond recovery? Of course not! They were disobedient, so God made salvation available to the Gentiles. But he wanted his own people to become jealous and claim it for themselves. Now if the Gentiles were enriched because the people of Israel turned down God's offer of salvation, think how much greater a blessing the world will share when they finally accept it." (Romans 11:11-12) NLT