Jordan and his Master's Thesis

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
Luke 21:33 (New International Version)

I read a quote a few years back that just absolutely floored me. It was in a book by a man named John Piper called “God is the Gospel.” In this book, he asks a question. He says that the critical question for our generation and for every generation is this: If you could have heaven with no sickness and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict, or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven if Christ was not there? It was a great question. He goes on to ask, if you can have everything; you can have heaven right now – no more pain, no more tears, all the friends you ever had, all the physical pleasures you’ve ever experienced, no pain, no conflict, all the beauty, but Jesus wasn’t there, could you be content? Could you honestly answer, “No, I couldn’t stand that because I love Him; I’d have to have Him there; if He’s not there, then its not heaven”?

See, that’s what it means to be in love with Jesus and not just the things that He offers. Otherwise, it would be no different than marrying someone for his or her money. That’s about saying, “I love Jesus Christ. I love Him.” (Francis Chan)