This, and probably other posts in the
future, are pure speculation. They aren't based on any Scripture but
are rather shaped by my view of God, what I know of him, and,
perhaps, a little by my overactive imagination. When I've written
different things in the past, I've been a little nervous that people
will think me a heretic, and yet, I write. I figure if I am too far
wrong someone will, hopefully lovingly, correct me. :)
I don't know how God will manifest
himself in Heaven, I lean towards thinking that he won't be one
single being seated on a throne in front of us all the time, but
rather sometimes will be multiple (somethings?) so he can be more
personal with those he has gone through so much effort to save. If he
is simply always seated on a throne in front of us, with us in
constant praise, I think that will be enough, but that is a post for
another time. In this post I want to talk about babies and those with
developmental issues. I've been wanting to write this for a few days,
but during the lesson tonight, my dad said, “If you stop to think
about it, there's going to be a lot of
babies in heaven,” which caused me to want to write it more. Why?
Because it's about what I think those babies are doing when they get
there, when they get Home.
When
babies go to Heaven, when those who are developmentally challenged go
to heaven, those who are innocent and pure; when they see God, I
think there is a squeal or yell of delight and a rush to hug God's
knees or jump into his arms. Why? Because their soul sees an echo of
themselves in God's soul, actually more than an echo, they see that
upon which their soul is based, that which their innocence and purity
is an echo of. If they made it to earth, if they lived here for a
time, and their eyes had sight to see, all adults are but a shadow of
that innocence and purity which God's soul radiates like the sun.
They can look into the face of God, with eyes unclouded by any type
of fear, and see themselves most reflected back. They recognize God
because they can know in a way, that will perhaps take us an eternity
to learn, that he and they are one, they are copies of him. They will
look at him with the delight of a child, as only a human child can
delight, and he will look back at them with equal or even more
delight in his eyes.
I
think children and those who are developmentally challenged will see
God in a way that they will have to teach us, for their purity and
innocence was never marred by sin and filth. I know we are fully
purified by Christ's blood, I know we are made new, but I still think
they will have lessons to teach us.
That's
not to say their way of seeing God is better or more perfect, because
I think our experiences here on earth, our joys, sufferings, loves,
and struggles with hate and other things, will allows us to see
aspects of God in ways that I'm not sure we will ever be able to
truly teach those innocents, especially those whom have only known
the perfection of heaven. But this is covered in a blog I did a
couple years ago, so I'll dig that up, improve it, and share it, for
this was not the primary thought of this post.
I know
we will all be joyous in Heaven, but I think that all the children
there, children in age and children in thought, might just have us
beat by a few degrees in terms of expressing that joy, for they will
fully recognize their Abba as they first look upon his smiling face.
I'm a
little disappointed by this, I can't convey how wonderful I think it
will first be when children see him, the joy I think will radiate off
their faces. Just try to picture it and Someday it will be more than
imaginings.
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