Growing Through Hebrews

IS THERE SOMETHING MORE?

It's a common question—is this life all there is? Because even when life is going well, there's still a nagging void—one that can't be filled with possessions, people, or popularity. We sense that something, or someone, has called us to something more—to a journey of faith. The book of Hebrews emphasizes this faith-journey:

And so this is still a live promise. It wasn't canceled at the time of Joshua; otherwise, God wouldn't keep renewing the appointment for "today." The promise of "arrival" and "rest" is still there for God's people. God himself is at rest. And at the end of the journey we'll surely rest with God. So let's keep at it and eventually arrive at the place of rest, not drop out through some sort of disobedience.--Hebrews 4:8-11 (MSG)

As Christians, we faithfully "keep at it" in order to live a life that's pleasing to God. One day our faith-journey will come to an end and we will "eventually arrive at the place of rest." Nothing feels better than crawling into a warm, cozy bed after a long, hard day's work. So what will it feel like to enter God's rest after a hard life's work?


Jesus' followers will enjoy the realities and rewards of heaven. We will truly experience something more! Our lives in heaven will include rest and relaxation (Hebrews 4:1-11). I think it is hard to appreciate heaven as a place of rest because we have such a tough time finding rest now. Don't you think it's odd that throughout our lives we work hard to make time for rest? No wonder so many of us are asking, "Is there something more?"


If you're searching for something more, the best place to find it is in the body of Christ--the local church. All of us need a good community of explorers to assist us on our faith-journey. For those of you living in Fluvanna County/central Virginia, Lake Christian Church meets on Sundays at 10:30a--and we welcome all upward thinking travel companions who long for something more--who are looking for something better:

But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.--Hebrews 11:16

In his book, Heaven, Randy Alcorn writes (p. 20):

To long for Christ is to long for Heaven, for that is where we will be with him. God's people are "longing for a better country" (Hebrews 11:16). We cannot set our eyes on Christ without setting our eyes on Heaven, and we cannot set our eyes on Heaven with setting our eyes on Christ. Still, it is not only Christ but "things above" we are to set our minds on.

Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.--Colossians 3:1