1 John 3:2 “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” This is a question that I don’t give much thought towards. I often hear people say that when they get to heaven they will ask God some questions. I’ve also heard people ask if we will recognize others in heaven. My big concern was getting there. Once God secured that, I’m not anxious about it. Some religious leaders tried to trick Jesus with a marriage question. If a widow got remarried, whose wife would she be in Heaven. He said people aren’t married in heaven. This tells me that there isn’t a need for marriage. On earth this relationship has several purposes: procreation, relational, parenting, social and more. God wants to relate to us, so we’ll still have social needs. We will want to hang out with others. 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 has some interesting comments about our heavenly state. ‘8Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part; 10but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. 11When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. 12For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. 13But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.”‘ The passage says that presently we know in part, but then we shall know fully. I’ve been curious why my dad died when I was two. He was 44. It will make sense then. I’ve gone through some hardship. I will understand why then. Why did it take so long to learn things. I’ll know then. All of us have unique designs and circumstances that have caused pain. It will make sense then. It’s difficult to see God’s love in some circumstances. We’ll see it then. Today it’s about trust. While much doesn’t make sense, it will then. That being said, we won’t be omniscient. I’m not sure what our knowledge will be. I imagine we will be experts on our experience and human history. It will be cool to see how dinasaurs fit into things. Paul says in the Corinthian passage that when he was a child, he reasoned as a child. He compares our earthly experience to childhood. He says our prime and mature years will be the heavenly ones. Looking back on life, my youth seems so small and distant. Thiry years old and on seem like the significant years. Everything else seemed like practice and preparation. This speaks of purpose. Have I been significant? This makes me curious about heaven. If those years will be the significant ones, what is it that I’ll be doing? Paul says in 1 Corinthians 2:9, “THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.” This tells me that the things that we’ll be doing in heaven are so cool we haven’t even conceived of them. Now I’ve seen plenty of movies with cool places and themes. Raiders of the Lost Ark is a great adventure movie. God could have us on some sort of discovery/adventure mission. A fun day in my middle school years is when we spent hours trying to climb this slope on our motorcycles. God can make some cool conquest event. I think of the flying horses of Avatar. That’s easily done with God. The Corinthian passage says we haven’t even tapped into the incredible stuff that’s there. C.S. Lewis had plenty of cool adventures in the Chronicles of Narnia. God put this thirst for adventure in us. He may build upon that in heaven. I’m not sure why our culture is stuck on robed people floating on clouds strumming harps. That’s not in scripture. As I read the bible I see God using Gideon to defeat a huge army by scaring them in their sleep by shattering clay pots and blowing trumpets. The confused enemy fought against themselves and fled. I see God splitting the Red Sea and rescuing millions. This is incredible stuff. God is a big God and He does big, exciting stuff. There’s not room for boring. Lord, thank You for the adventure of this life. Help us to live it in a worthy manner. Thank You for the incredible future that awaits us in heaven.