Father Mike Schmitz

That some people have a special place in heaven.

And that's okay because everyone's loved.

But there are those who have given, get born witness to the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord with their very lives.

Remember that even at one point, Peter says to Jesus, he says, Lord, you know, we've given up everything to follow you.

What did we get?

And Jesus says, oh, you'll get blessings in this life and persecutions and you'll get eternal life and this blessing in heaven.

But we recognize that what we do on earth makes a difference in how we live in heaven.

And the more righteous we live on earth, the more we cooperate with God on earth, the more we say yes to Jesus on earth, the more glory he gets in heaven.

I just think that's the heart of everything.

We're going to talk more about this in the chapters to come as John learns more and more about heavenly worship.

But one of the things that seems to be revealed, and again, it seems to be revealed, maybe it's just my interpretation, but how we live on earth, those righteous deeds are

they amplify, they glorify, they exalt the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit for eternity.

And it just seems like one of those situations where it's like, don't we want him to receive the maximum amount of glory through our lives on earth and our eternity in heaven?

Not just about making it to heaven, but about living in such a way on earth that he's glorified even more with every passing breath, with every passing moment in heaven.

I don't know, that's one of those things that kind of just lights a fire beneath me and I wanted to pass that on to you.

Of course, everyone, everyone is loved by God.

He will never stop loving you.

He has never stopped.

He will never stop loving you.

The question is, will I let him love me?