Rev. Ray and Pat Amos

“…For the hope that is laid up for you in Heaven, and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you.” Colossians 1:5

I have been asked how I can be so sure about Heaven. When I answer that the Bible tells me so; someone may ask, “Really; because you read it in a book?” Then I shall answer, “No, not because I read it in a book, but because I read it in THE BOOK. I know that the author can be trusted.”

When I was in the Air Force my first temporary duty assignment was to Fairbanks, Alaska. I have found no words to describe the enchanted feeling of stepping off the plane and realizing where I was. For a young guy who had never ventured too far from his hometown it was something that I never imagined possible; but I was really there. Many of you travel often and far, and might not get so excited about such a trip. That young man felt as though he had flown into a storybook.

Two of the greatest wonders of eternity are only reachable by faith: Calvary and Heaven. Every believer can rejoice that we have been to Calvary, and we have personally experienced the Love of God.

I had no reason to believe that Fairbanks, Alaska really existed. All I might have known about it came from books, and what I had heard from other people. When I was told that I was going there, I didn’t doubt. How much more this is true about Heaven. We have the Book of Books that shows us the way; and we have the witness of saints past and present. Jesus tells us that we have a place prepared in the land beyond the river; and Christians fully expect to arrive with inexpressible feelings; “WE ARE REALLY THERE!”

Grace and Peace,
Rev Ray (1/26/2019)

The song says it best: “But just think of stepping on shore-And finding it Heaven! Of touching a hand-And finding it God’s! Of breathing new air-And finding it celestial! Of waking up in glory-And finding it home!” (Gospel song: “Finally Home”)