Every Bible student knows that the one thing that was not “good” following the creation was man being alone. “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him” (Genesis 2:18), God said. “Suitable” translates a Hebrew word that means “like opposite him” or “fitting.” Woman was made for man, then, to be his counterpart, each one helping the other serve God (see 1 Corinthians 11:3).
I do not know about you but I doubt I would reach heaven without the help of my faithful wife. I intend to see her get to heaven and she intends the same about me. We need each other. Children, in our case Jewell and Ana, are also given to us, in God’s overall plan, to help fashion us in the image of Christ.
Having children has also helped me on the journey to heaven. They have helped me focus on what is right and good. At a very young age, without any prompting from Rachel, they would put their hand over my eyes when a scantily clad woman came on TV and say, “Don’t look Daddy!” They have taught me to be patient. They have taught me gentleness. They have taught me how to love sacrificially. I need Jewell and Ana.
They, of course, also need my wife and I. They need us to teach them the Word of God and how to live the Word in their lives. They need us to teach them to be courageous in the face of fear, focus in the face of confusion, optimism in the face of depression, persistence in the face of discouragement, honesty in the face of temptations, purity in the face of perversion. You name it, they need to learn it from home first.
But, I will not need my wife in heaven. She will not need me. I will not need our children. They will not need me. Physical relationships are just that – physical. They are for the here and now.
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Yet, when we get to heaven, we will be surrounded by everyone who is good, holy, righteous and pure, beginning with the Father Himself, the Holy Spirit and the God-man, Jesus Christ. The overwhelming glory of the holy multitude in heaven (humans will all be holy through the blood of Christ) will overshadow any potential disappoints such that there will be no disappointments in heaven (2 Corinthians 4:16-18).
Do your children not make it to heaven? You did your best to teach them and keep them faithful but they made their own choices. You will shed no tears in heaven (Revelation 7:17; 21:4). They are for your earthly journey. Do your parents not make it to heaven? You may have influenced them as best you could and offered to study with them but they refused. Your priority is your soul (Matthew 16:26). There will be no tears in heaven. Does your spouse not make it to heaven? Again, you have done your part. His/her part should have been to help you get to heaven. You certainly want them to be in heaven. But there will be no tears in heaven.
Heaven is much more than spending eternity with family. It’s about spending eternity with God.
Paul Holland
