One difference in heaven is that our work will not be toil but an outward working of enjoyment and worship. Hiking, kayaking, sports, and horseback riding may be just a few of the recreational enjoyments that await. I must tell you that I am looking forward to heavenly recreation as well. (See Mark 10:40, Luke 19: 11-27, 1 Corinthians 6: 3Р”Р„ll this talk of jobs may have you thinking that Heaven may instead be a place of all work and no play. The heaven she describes is not the stuff of Sunday morning scripture readings but of Saturday morning cartoons, where Elmer Fudd gets blown up and finds himself on a cloud in a fluffy heaven.

Consider, many verses concerning heaven state that the saints will rule the universe, judge the angels, and that the Lord will appoint the rulers and authorities of heaven in accordance with His will and our faithfulness. While the absence of crime, death, and decay will necessarily delete some jobs from Heaven (physicians, dentists, police and firefighters), not all levels of judiciary are swept away. Perhaps in Heaven we will learn new trades by which we can benefit our heavenly society and magnify God. Simply because we will know God for who He is and comprehend His greatness and majesty in a way that is veiled to us at present doesn't mean that we will know every craft and trade and possess all knowledge to complete jobs. The New Heaven and New Earth will contain elements of the earth we now know: art, worship in music, song, and dance, perhaps building, decorating, designing, and instruction.

Because we are created in the image of God, we are then able to create, design, and imagine even in our fallen state.

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