Thursday's Devotion

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"The Half Has Never Been Told"

"...behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and

prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard." I Kings 10:7b

The Queen of Sheba was "blown away" by the magnificence

of King Solomon's greatness and wealth. She was even moved

by the demeanor or conduct of his soldiers and servants. She

had heard of his exploits and wisdom, but she had to exclaim,

"...the half was not told me:"

Our finite minds are incapable of cnceiving what our eyes

will behold and our hearts will experience when Heaven's grand

portals are first gained by our redeemed lives. Whether by the

rapture or via the grave, our access to Heaven and the opening

vistas of delight will undoubtedly be mind-boggling. And yet, as

a child of God, we'll be Home, comfortable, and surrounded by

the loving embrace of loved ones who have gone before, and

buoyed by the smile of His matchless face. We will not be

strangers in that "fair land beyond the river."

The Apostle Paul said it this way, "...Eye hath not seen, nor

ear heard, neither hath entered into the heart of man, the things

which God hath prepared for them that love him (I Cor. 2:9).

Now let me try! Every preacher who ever preached and

described Heaven and its majesty would have their muliplied

hearers seem as deaf compared to Glory's wonders. If every

artist since the dawn of time could gather and paint Heaven's

grandeur, it would appear like a sketch of a toddler compared to

its glories. And if every imagination could be piqued to the limit,

it would be like a blank screen of nothingness in comparison to

Heaven's half that could never be told. I'm kind of homesick...

(Isaiah 64:4).

I have often marveled at that. Can you imagine!..... no wait you can't.

~Amy