Daily Devotional
You Will Be Reunited
“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
October 25, 2020
Ponder This
I’ve been asked, “Will we know one another in Heaven?” Of course, we will. Someone asked Charles Haddon Spurgeon this question, and his answer was classic: “We know each other here on earth. Will we be bigger fools in Heaven than we are here on earth?”
I thought about the picture we have of our little baby Phillip, who we lost when he was just a baby on Mother’s Day. I thought of that passage of Scripture where King David’s little baby died and went to Heaven. David said, “I shall go to him. He shall not return to me’” (2 Samuel 12:23). I will go to him.
When the apostle Paul spoke about the second coming of Jesus Christ, he told the church at Thessalonica, “You can look forward to the second coming of Jesus, and our being gathered not only to meet the Lord, but to meet one another.”
“Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord” (1 Thessalonians 4:17). Again he told them, “…that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him” (1 Thessalonians 5:10). We’ll be caught up together, then be together.
When the Old Testament patriarchs died, the Bible says they went to be with their people. “And die on the mountain and be gathered to your people, just as Aaron your brother died on Mount Hor and was gathered to his people” (Deuteronomy 32:50).
Practice This
In Heaven, you'll know your precious loved ones, friends, and family. We'll know one another in a sweeter, fuller relationship. We will not lose in the resurrection. We will gain more than we can imagine.
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
Front Porch Moments by Gayle Foster
WITH KEY INSIGHTS FROM HER FATHER, ADRIAN ROGERS
I try to unplug each morning with Jesus with just my rocking chair, my Bible, and a pen.
Having a secret place is very important because I know that Jesus is always there waiting for me. I know where I can find Him! His presence is everywhere, but there are places where it is so thick you can cut it with a knife. You may not even have a front porch, but there is a secret place for you as well. God’s invitations are for anyone who will respond. There is no more important request than the one found in Psalm 27:8: “My heart has heard You say, ‘Come and talk with Me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I am coming.’”
