Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
… and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Summary: Regardless of where heaven is, a more important question might be, “Is it possible to travel between heaven and earth?” According to the Bible, the answer appears to be yes.
Continue reading “Genesis 28:12 – Jacob’s Ladder”… you perceive my thoughts from afar.
Summary: As we continue to look more closely at where heaven is, we discover that wherever it is, God is not far.
Continue reading “Psalm 139:2 – Near and Far”I know that this man was caught up into paradise …
Summary: There are places we cannot go on our own. Sometimes we have to be lifted up by others if we are going to get there. God sent the Lord Jesus so that we might all be lifted up to heaven.
Continue reading “2 Corinthians 12:3 — Heaven Is Real”For now we see in a mirror dimly …
Summary: If we want to know what heaven is like, we have to learn to see with our spiritual eyes.
Continue reading “1 Corinthians 13:12 – Mrs. Meier’s Mirror”I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven.
Summary: In today’s passage Paul makes an offhand comment about the “third heaven.” Pondering what he means opens the door of our understanding wider when we consider the meaning of “heaven.”
Continue reading “2 Corinthians 12:2 — The Third Heaven”… until heaven and earth disappear
Summary: Understanding the Lord’s Prayer begins with understanding the words Jesus used.
Continue reading “Matthew 5:18 — Two Kinds of Heaven”Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness.
Summary: In this meditation, we transition into a discussion of heaven. Interestingly, Jesus’ construction of the first two words of the prayer prepares us for understanding what heaven is all about.
Continue reading “1 John 3:4 — There is no “I” in heaven”There are times when things pile up faster than I can shovel. Today was one of those days. I invite you to explore the more than 1,000 past posts on this website. I will leave comments open on this post if you would like to share what you found.
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— Jeff
Continue reading “Overloaded”Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
Summary: Sometimes we can feel alone in a crowd, and at other times even when we are alone we feel the presence of others. The direction our heart is traveling determines how we feel.
Continue reading “Proverbs 4:23 — We, Not Me”Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses …
Summary: Returning to the word “our,” we discover that there might be more reasons that Jesus told us to pray this way.
Continue reading “Hebrews 12:1 — More Than Me”