John 14:3 New International Version (NIV)
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
I'm currently reading 'Imagine Heaven, a book about incredible near-death experiences. In his book, he writes about the near-death research done by Dr. John Long. In his research, after factoring out the less credible stories, still revealed commonalities. One near-death experience featured in his book was the story of Dr. Mary Neal a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon who drowned while kayaking on a South American river. She experienced life after death. She went to heaven and back, conversed with Jesus and experienced God's encompassing love. She was returned to Earth with some specific instructions for work she still needed to do. Her life has been one filled with the miracles and intervention of God. Her story gives reason to live by faith and is a story of hope.
For all of us who lost a loved one, we want to know what happened to our loved one on the night he/she died. We aren't able to see on the other side of the veil, but we cry out to God to reveal anything to give us hope that our loved one is in a better place. Most certainly, we want to know what happens to us when we take our final breath in our earthly bodies.
John Burk does a very good job picturing for the rest of us this future home which he describes as a fun place any of us want to be when our time on this planet ends. If we all have this vision of heaven, it will likely change the way you live the rest of your life. You will likely find ways of encouraging others and loving the unlovable and sharing your personal faith story about how Jesus gave you a purpose and a hope for living. I'm enclosing this link for Amazon where you can obtain this uplifting book about your future home- heaven. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=JOhn+Burk+imagine+heaven
God promises an exhilarating future that awaits you in a place where there will be no more pain, no more suffering, a brand new body with all working parts and energy that you haven't experience since you were a child! Our God truly is an amazing God!
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