13 Apr God wants to live with you forever

One of the wrong statement we often hears is “GOD’S LOVE IS IN THE DISTANCE” but actually 

Over and over again that God says He wants to be with us living forever in the Father’s house.

When you love someone you always want to live together with your lover and loved. 

Our physical Home is the place where we are all perfectly rest and secure in the love and provision of our parents. 

Heaven Is the father’s house that we all longing for to life with. 

From the beginning of creation as mentioned in the book Genesis until the end of the bible, God is always wanting to be closer and living together with His beloved ones. 

Genesis 2:15:

[15] The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

John the apostle whom Jesus loved and love God so dearly declared about Jesus love us and that He wants to live with us together always, 

John 14:1-4:

[1] “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 

[2] In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 

[3] And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 

[4] And you know the way to where I am going.”

Jesus makes petitions to the Father that we can be with Him wherever He is, 

John 17:24::

[24] Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.

God preparing Many mentions for us to lives with Him forever 

THE FATHER’S HOUSE 

John 14:1-2:

[1] “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 

[2] In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?

To the thieve on the cross 

Luke 23:42-43:

[42] And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” 

[43] And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

Heaven is our home with the Lord, Heaven is our new and ultimate location for us to lives in forever

2 Corinthians 5:8:

[8] Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Paul longs to be with his beloved God in the eternity 

Philippians 1:21-24:

[21] For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 

[22] If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 

[23] I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. 

[24] But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account.

God will take us up in the future rapture in order to be with us in heaven,

1 Thessalonians 4:17-18:

[17] Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. 

[18] Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Heaven is the place of:

I. The Place of Ultimate Residence

Heaven is our new residence and ultimate location for us to lives in forever with Him

God preparing Many place like mansions for us to lives with Him forever and we called it, 

THE FATHER’S HOUSE 

John 14:1-2:

[1] “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. 

[2] In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?

II. The Place of Ultimate Rejoicing

Psalm 16:11:

[11] You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

God preparing for us:

1. The path of life
2. Fullness of joy 
3. Pleasure forevermore, 

With Him in eternity will Never be boring. Boring is by product of sinful desire on sinful earth. 

In God’s presence there is never boring, because He is the creator of Joy, adrenaline, emotional excitements forever. 

God is the ultimate creator and creative being. 

1. Before we came to heaven, God change us with his perfect creativity and left our boring on earth 

III. The Place of Ultimate Recognition

1 Corinthians 13:12:

[12] For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.

In heaven you’ll not loose your identity, instead we will know ourselves fully and perfectly. 

God never overlooked us, because He knows us the best than others. 

We will know each other in heaven, because the spirit will knowing each others through the work of His spirit. 

The disciples of Jesus know and instantly recognise Moses and Elijah on the top mount transfiguration 

Matthew 8:11:

[11] I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

 VI. The Place of Ultimate Relationships

Hebrews 12:22-24:

[22] But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, 

[23] and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 

[24] and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

We all be together in good relationships with all saints from all generations.

We will have good relationship with angels and other spiritual being in heaven.

We will never run out time in heaven . 

V. The Place of Ultimate Responsibility

This is the words that Jesus Will say to His faithful servants who come to heaven 

Matthew 25:23:

[23] His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

We are going to serve God with all our ultimate responsibilities 

Revelation 22:3:

[3] No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him.

Worship the same with serving 

VI. The Place of Ultimate Reality

We are groaning now and waiting for to be place in our Heavenly Dwelling

2 Corinthians 5:1-5:

[1] For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 

[2] For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 

[3] if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 

[4] For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 

[5] He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

Groaning is something that we should have and enjoy it, but the reality we aren’t have and enjoy yet. 

Romans 8:20-25:

[20] For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 

[21] that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 

[22] For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 

[23] And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 

[24] For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 

[25] But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

In heaven we will not groaning anymore, because we are Fully completed in God and with God. 

When we are at home, all our tired, fatigue are gone, we are complete rest at home. 

I want to take people as many as I can with me to the Father’s house and be with Him forever and ever

Our home is in eternity not in this world now, this is only temporary camp for us to passing by 

John 14:6:

[6] Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Only through Jesus we can get there with Him. Amen