Sterling Griggs

It's almost comical how social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook have allowed us to reveal our thoughts and feelings for the rest of the world to see.  We even get to leave comments filled with our feelings and thoughts about other peoples' feelings and thoughts.  Some choose to post the most mundane things as their status, such as what food they just ate, their recent trip to the grocery store, or the fact that they are going to bed and won't be on Facebook any longer to comment on your comments about their status. Then there are those posts where people let it all hang out.  The jilted lover will publicly call out that "two timing loser", letting everyone know just what he did and where they in turn think he should spend the rest of his miserable days (and it's usually in a hot place).  On the flip side, there are those who are so deeply in love that every status update includes a tribute to their undying and unwavering devotion to their soul mate...

Music is without a doubt the medium that moves my heart the most.  Although I am not personally gifted as a musician or a singer, I find that music has the ability to draw my affections toward my Lord like nothing else can.  There have been times when I have been as spiritually parched as a desert, but when I meditate on God's Word set to music it literally makes my soul sing.  Nothing seems to stir me from a funk like music. And today was one of those days when I needed some stirring.  The early morning is my favorite time of the day because that's when I can connect with God without interruption.  Well, it just so happened that my youngest decided to wake up (and stay up) at 4:45 a.m., which meant that my communion time wasn't happening this morning.  Also, my wife had to go in to work which meant it was my morning to motivate the kids without her, and as a result it was a little on the wild side in our house.  Just getting them into the car on time...

Have you ever thought much about heaven and what it will be like?  This morning I was reading through Revelation 4 and 5 and was blown away again at just how incredible heaven is going to be.  Growing up in a church environment I was regularly inundated with imagery of heaven, ranging from pearly gates, streets of gold, and a mansion reserved for me.  While variations of these images are found in Scripture, I don't believe they are to be the focus of our desire for our eternal home.  What does heaven really look like?  I'm not completely sure, but I care less about its dimensions than I do about its content.  You see, I am anxious for heaven because when I am there I will be in the very presence of my precious Lord.  That is the true definition of heaven. But what will we do in heaven?  I used to imagine as a kid that, since there was no night in heaven, I could play without ever having to come inside for supper, which was okay because I prob...