Friday, March 13, 2009
The Unbroken Circle
(Rev. 21:1-27)
An old Gospel song asks the haunting question, “Will the circle be unbroken?” By an “unbroken circle,” the songwriter was referencing the family circle. His question, simply stated, is this: Will your family circle be complete in Heaven? Will everyone you loved be there? Through the din of worldly distraction, will we faithfully and loving have won our children and other loved ones to Christ?
It goes without saying that Heaven is a wonderful place. The Apostle Paul, who actually visited Heaven (II Cor. 12:2), tells us that Heaven is so wonderful as to be indescribable (I Cor. 2:9). Suffice it to say, Heaven is beyond our wildest imagination! It will be a place of beauty and joy beyond anything even dreamt of on this sin-cursed earth. Nothing we know here can compare to the glory over there!
That being the case, wouldn’t it be wonderful if all your loved ones were there to share it? Most of us would never think of excluding a son or daughter from the family vacation. We wouldn’t (at least we shouldn’t) consider leaving our dear spouse out of the “trip of a lifetime.” Why, then, do we sometimes neglect to get folks “on board” for heaven?
Rather than wait until the “right moment” arises, lets create that moment by boldly and lovingly sharing Christ with those who matter most to us. Make it your life’s goal to have a complete, unbroken circle of loved ones over in the glory land!
