a foretaste of heaven

"The Holy Spirit within us gives us what we as Christians should be enjoying ~ 

a foretaste of heaven!

Our coming together in public worship should be a foretaste of heaven.

As we meet together to consider the great doctrines of the Bible,

and as we study them and discuss them,

we are having a foretaste of heaven.

Public worship should be a sampling of what is to be our lot in heaven.

The chief two blessings in heaven 

will be to see our blessed Lord & Savior,

and to become like Him.

To see our Blessed Lord and Savior face to face,

to see God;

this is beyond our comprehension,

and we cannot grasp it because it is so glorious.

But in heaven we shall see God,

and look into the face of our blessed Savior who died for us.

All we have at present,

even our highest experiences,

are the firstfruits;

they are only the foretaste of bliss.

Now...'we see through a glass darkly.'

But thank God 

that what I do see now is a part of the eternal glory,

it is an installment, 

it is the firstfruits,

it is a foretaste.

It is not only a guarantee,

it is a part of the thing itself.

I am entering into the glory in a measure even now.

It begins here on earth imperfectly

and only in small portions;

Nevertheless it is real,

a part of the glory itself,

as much as I can stand and bear in the flesh."

Martyn Lloyd-Jones

An Exposition of Ephesians One

I love this!

This is what the true Christian Church is all about.

This is why I can't wait to get there on Sunday mornings.

Will you join us?