The Lord's Greatest Prayer, 8

The final request of our Lord, in the last section of this chapter, or the last portion of this prayer, is given in verse 24: “Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me” – “be with Me.” That is the promise to everyone who is redeemed, everyone who is justified, everyone who is Christ’s, that we will one day be in heaven with Him. On paper, on biblical paper to be sure, that is the great end, the glorious end, the incomparable end, the indescribable end to which all of us look and for which we long. But in reality, we live our lives so earthbound, that it’s very difficult for us to experience real anticipation for heaven.

 How often do you actually think about heaven? How often do you think about being free from sin? How often do you think about being perfectly holy? Beyond that, how often do you actually think about being in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ?