By Rick Warren
“Use every part of your body to give glory back to God” (1 Corinthians 6:20b TLB).
When you’re getting ready to be used by God, he doesn’t just want to
see that you’re spending your time on the most important things. He also
wants you to use your talents in view of eternity.
The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 6:20, “Use every part of your body to give glory back to God” (TLB).
There’s a big misconception about Heaven that even many Christians
have. Some people think that when you get to Heaven, all you’re going
to do is kick back and eat bon-bons, wear a white robe, play a harp, and
float on clouds. But none of those things are in the Bible!
So what are you going to do for all those trillions of years when you get to Heaven?
God has plans for you to serve in Heaven. There are going to be things
to do in Heaven -- enjoyable things to do in order to serve God. What
he’s doing right now is giving you time on Earth to practice serving.
Why would God give you a place of serious service in eternity when
you’ve done nothing in this world but live for yourself? If you sit on
the bench all through life, saying, “I live for me,” and then when you
get to Heaven you say, “OK, God, take me off the bench and put me on the
A team. Let me serve you now,” God’s going to say, “Forget it. What
serving skills did you develop with your time on Earth? You have no
serving ability.”
You’re not going to take any of your money to Heaven. You’re not going
to take any of your possessions to Heaven. You’re not going to take a
single material thing to Heaven.
What are you taking to Heaven? Only two things: your character and your skills. God wants you to understand that right now
is your chance to get ready for the real thing. Right now is your
chance to develop your serving skills and build your character to be
more like Jesus.
Are you doing anything to use your talents for God? Or are you using
all your talents on yourself? God wants you to serve him well here on
Earth and forever in Heaven.
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