I’ve often wondered why the Bible doesn’t tell us very much about heaven. We know it is a place where “death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain” (Revelation 21:4). We know we will see the Lord “face to face.” We know that people will not be “male or female” and our ethnic differences won’t be an issue. We will never have darkness, sin, or Satan to contend with. Those things alone would make it perfection, yet we know there is much more.

Our greatest blessings on earth will not compare to the blessings in the “heavenly places” Paul talked about. Yet, each of us seeks and wants God’s blessings now, for our days on earth, in addition to those we know we can hope for eternally.

According to Paul, our greatest blessings will be eternal, but we can live with that hope today. Sometimes we forget to enjoy our greatest blessings because we consider them to be available only in the heavenly places.

Paul told the church in Ephesus that they had already been blessed by God in Christ with every spiritual blessing. Those blessings will be received in heaven, but they already belong to us. There hasn’t been one day since our salvation when we’ve lived without our greatest blessing. 

Quite simply, since the day we placed our faith in Jesus as our Lord and Savior, God chose us as his child. We can live every day of our earthly lives with the knowledge that we will stand before God “holy and blameless” because of Jesus. God established that plan even before he created the world.

Our greatest blessings are because of our new name. We are the adopted brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, God’s Son. The mansions, the banquets, and the other blessings of heaven are real and guaranteed.

We don’t know much about heaven, but we know enough to look forward to living there. Living with wisdom is a path to God’s blessings. Knowing that our path on earth ends at the gate of heaven is the best reason to live as wisely as we can. His greatest blessings will always be our God-given and guaranteed promises.