Here's a tiny bit more on the food part of heaven by Randy Alcorn

"The person who's eaten the widest variety of meals on Earth still hasn't tasted countless others. How many special dishes will you discover on the New Earth? As yet, you may not have tasted your favorite meal--and if you have , it didn't taste as good as it will there. The best meals you'll ever eat are all still ahead of you on the New Earth.

If it seems trivial or unspiritual to anticipate such things, remember that it's God who promises that on the New Earth we will sit at tables, at banquets and feasts, and enjoy the finest foods and drinks. Ant to top it off, our Father promises that he himself will prepare for us the finest foods (Isaiah 25:6)."

I was thinking of a friend of mine today when I read this in Randy Alcorn's book "Heaven"

"Reformer John Calvin wrote, 'If we consider to what end God created foods, we shall find that he wished not only to provide for our necessities, but also for our pleasure and recreation...With herbs, trees and fruits, besides the various uses he gives us of them, it was his will to rejoice our sight by their beauty, and to give us yet another pleasure in their odours.'


We won't 'need' fine meals; we don't need them now. But we enjoy them now for the same reason we'll enjoy them then--because God made us to enjoy them and to glorify him as we eat and drink (1 Corinthinans 10:31)"

Can you get an idea of why I am obsessed about Heaven when you read this quote ;)????


"Isaiah 65:19 In heaven the glorified do not weep, for all outward causes of grief are gone. There are no broken friendships, nor unfulfilled longings in heaven. Poverty, famine, danger, persecution, and slander are unknown there. There will be no pain to distress us, no anxious thoughts of death or bereavement to sadden. Those there do not weep, for they are perfectly sanctified. No evil heart of unbelief prompts them to depart from the living God; they are faultless before His throne and fully conformed to His image. Well might they stop mourning since they have stopped sinning. They do not weep, because all fear of change is past. They know that they are eternally secure. Sin is shut out, and they are shut in. They are safe in a city that will never be taken; they bask in a sun that shall never set; they drink of a river that will never run dry; they pluck fruit from a tree that will never wither. Countless cycles may revolve, but eternity will not be exhausted; and while eternity endures, their immortality and blessedness shall endure with it. They are forever with the Lord. They do not weep because every desire is fulfilled. They cannot wish for anything that they do not have. Eye and ear, heart and hand, judgment, imagination, hope, desire and will-all the faculties are completely satisfied; and although our present ideas of what God has prepared for those who love him are imperfect, still we know by the revelation of the Spirit that the saints above are supremely blessed. The joy of Christ, which is an infinite fullness of delight, is in them. They bathe themselves in the bottomless, shoreless sea of infinite blessing. That same joyful rest awaits us. It may not be too long before the weeping willow is exchanged for the palm-branch of victory, and sorrow's tears will be transformed into the pearls of everlasting bliss. "Therefore encourage one other with these words."¹

¹1 Thessalonians 4:18

Please note: Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by C.H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c) 2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth for Life with written permission. Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.

O, forgot to give you an update on "Skin".... i found it to be a good story....I really like how he plays out the idea of destroying the ugliest and where things go from there ;)

i have not enjoyed some of the last Ted Dekker books. They were OK, just not Great. This story renewed my interest in Ted Dekker and made me remember why I like his work. It still isn't as amazing as the Circle Trilogy, but definitely worth the read! I don't feel like there was a strong spiritual theme that came out of it, but appreciate that he is trying to reach the mass market.

I am also totally pumped because he is releasing some more books that are a continuation of the Circle Trilogy. I can't wait!

sorry to bore those of you who are not obsessed with his work like I am ;) :)

I have a question...I would love to hear what you are "obsessed" about...i have several obsessions and would love to know what some of yours are :)???????

This is to CUTE!!

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=9e7c4b40cf5a13cea6ca

I am reminded of how much I enjoy CS Lewis. I am having a hard time fighting this fight of faith (just in the duldrums I guess). Tim preached on Hebrews 12:1-2 last Sunday and I am seeing that CS Lewis is one of the fans in the grandstand (my choice of paraphrasing language ;) cheering me on. I picked my copy of "A Year with CS Lewis". I really like this collection of quotes. I have a couple other ones, but this one has ministered to me the most! I really feel so encouraged by his writing. What do you do to encourage yourself when you are down????

OK, on to one of my other obsessions.... Tim got me "Skin" by Ted Dekker! I was going to get it for myself, but the Amazon reviews were SO MIXED!!! I didn't know if it would be worth it! Well, so far it is a good story! I will let you know when i finish it. Sometimes and ending can ruin a book.

My boys have been playing a lot of baseball with the neighbor kids lately. I am taking advantage of it, as I will have to be teaching and with them non-stop in just a couple of weeks. Well, guess that sums up life around here ;)