God wants us to look ahead
For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! (2 Corinthians 4:17 NLT)
Jesus made over 40 references to rewards
The Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done. (Matthew 16:27 NIV)
Your spirit carries on
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. (1 Corinthians 13:12)
We can leave them eternal treasures
But godliness with contentment is great gain. (1 Timothy 6:6)
Jesus is my focal point
For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. (1 Thessalonians 4:14)
Beyond our imagination
Eye has not seen‚ nor ear heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love Him. (1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV)
He has put it in writing
For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come. (Hebrew 13:14 NLT)
Amazingly beautiful
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him. (1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT)
We shall understand
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. (Psalm 34:15)
Truly “me” and truly “you,”
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. (John 14:3)
Not Ashamed
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God. (Hebrews 11:16 ESV)
Heaven is Real
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. (1 Corinthians 13:12)