Like a great story that you never want to end, this will be the reality of Heaven and eternity with God.  When the Lord promises those who follow Him here on earth an eternity filled with wonder He is not kidding. Jesus tells us of those servants with whom the Master is pleased because they have followed His commands and have been faithful to live their lives in ways that will honorour King.  He says that they will hear the words from the lips of the creator, "Well done good and faithful servant, enter into the joys of your Lord."  It will be the sweetest sound you and I have ever heard.  Sounds great doesn't it? But what are the joys of the Lord.  This is where the story really gets good.  Imagine with me for a moment that you want to give a special surprise to someone you love.  Imagine if there was no limit on the cost and you  can access  all the great things, you have dreamt of giving to those you care for. Then imagine the look on their face when you give them there special surprise gift.  As great as that would be, that moment would fade away into a beautiful memory.  But when our Lord Jesus plans and prepares surprises for those He loves, who have followed Him and obeyed Him, those suprises will never end. If God can make us marvel at each new sunrise and sunset on this earth what will each moment with Him in Heaven be like?  Just imagine!

Given the fact that our Lord is the Creator God, endless in power and possibility here is part one of a list of what I believe are some of those "Joys" will be.  These are some of the things that I Imagine and look forward to.

1. Fulfilling interaction with God without any barriers.

2. Experiencing the presence of the Lord in waves of unending love

3. Seeing new attributes of God on a eternal basis. 

4. Enjoying the experience with others we knew on earth

5. Getting to know the stories of others who we meet in Heaven

6. Asking and dialouging with great men and woman of faith (Having some one on one time with Abraham, David, Moses, the disciples etc.) Finding out how they did it.

7. Laughing with others and enjoying true happiness. Laughter will be a great part of Heaven.

8. No longer dealing with the results of sin. (Pain, sicknes, death, grief)

9. Telling others our stories of God's grace, and as we do becoming overwhelmed again at what He has done for us. Which will only make us want to worship Him more.

10. Having a new body that will be able to enjoy all that He has prepared. (Great food with no calories, seeing things with our eyes that overwhelm us constantly.) But the best thing about this new body will be the fact that we can be in the presence of God! 

11.  Sharing the happiness of others who have made it to Heaven.  Like a never ending  joyfilled celebration.

12. Being reunited with Loved ones who have gone before and are also sharing in their masters happiness

13.  Traveling throughout the universe God has created to see and enjoy all that God has prepared for those who love Him. (This is why I believe God has created the Universe with it's vastness and exceptional beauty and possibility.) I believe that this travel will not be done by space craft but that our new bodies will be able to go from place to place just by thinking where to go. 

14. Never being out of God's presence and favor

15. Understanding in a small part what God gave up for us

16. Worshipping the Lord with unrestrained and lavish praise. There will be no holding back in Heaven, no wondering whether or not people are watching.  (more on this in a future entry)

17. Having our new minds and newbodies not getting tired or weak, but at the same time enjoying perfect rest.

This is part one of the list, Part II will have some things that might make you think twice, so please check back for the next entry.

What does your list look like?