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Promoted to Heaven, by Bill Brant
Promotion Sunday is an annual tradition in most of our congregations,
usually taking place in the fall but occasionally at another time of
the year. Somewhere around middle school you don't get promoted
anymore, you just go to your age appropriate Sunday morning Bible
class.
At the Southern Hills church of Christ I have the honor to teach the
"Primetimers" class, those 65 and older. There is an often repeated
joke that "when you get promoted out of Brant's class, you go to
heaven." I laughed because it's funny and lately for a number of our
class members it's become true.
With the recent passing of a dear sweet member of our class, I began to
think what her "promotion to heaven" was like. I envisioned her being
met by her husband of 62 years and an embrace that had waited four
years. Then hand in hand they began to walk down those transparent
streets of gold as he introduced her to friends, for by now he knew
everyone. He showed her all of the glories of the City Four Square,
because by now he knew where everything was.
And then he took her to the throne room where the awe in awesome was
impossible to describe what she saw, felt and heard. There in the
center was the great God Almighty and Jesus, her Savior, at His right.
As she was drawn closer the promise of Revelation 22:4 was hers, for
she saw His face. In a whisper that reverberated throughout heaven, He
said, "My child, welcome home."
And then...
Someday we all hope to get promoted to heaven where we will see His
face and hear the Hosanna of Joy and Welcome.
Being promoted to heaven begins here on earth in our present lives and
at times it seems impossible for us to even hope that we are worthy to
go there. I know some friends who thought the same way and now are
eagerly awaiting promotion day. If you're not eagerly awaiting that
day, let's talk. My email is bbrant@heraldoftruth.org or join our blog
discussion at hopeforlife.org.
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is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has
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This new life is a free gift of God through faith in Jesus Christ. If
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RELATED LINKS:
* Enough is Enough
http://hopeforlife.org/blog/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=74
* Over the River and Through the Woods
http://hopeforlife.org/blog/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=65
* The Last Letter
http://hopeforlife.org/blog/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=56
* Hope For Life
http://www.hopeforlife.org
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