No Famine, Just Feast

This past Sunday we joined friends for an Easter feast.  Oh man, that was good stuff!  My wife said it was like being at a buffet, and she was right (three different meats alone, plus all the sides and desserts)!

And yes, I thought of heaven:

I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
 - Matthew 8:11

I LOVE food!  I love eating it.  I love smelling it.  I love tasting it.  And, unlike many, I revel in the joys of food without paying too much attention to the effect it has on my waste size.  :D  (I may have to start making different choices soon due to strictly health reasons, but for now....)

There are a couple scenes in "Supernatural," apparently in heaven, with a personalized feast for the character: one platter piled two feet high with juicy cheeseburgers, and a deep pail filled with ice-cold beers.  Sounds good to me!  Add an endless supply of hot-out-of-the-oven chocolate chip cookies and I'm set!

Whatever it turns out to be, I am sure that, with God as the Head Chef, this feast will be beyond perfectly amazing...especially since I won't be enjoying it alone!

All Comfort

Man have I been feeling the battle lately.  (For more on said battle, see the "My book!" link in the upper right. :D )

Jesus was right: every day really does have enough trouble of its own (Matthew 6:34).  Sometimes, I just want it to be over already.  A minister asked lately what one question we would ask Jesus if we had the chance.  After a little thought, I came up with, "What are you waiting for?"

But then I remember that I serve the God of all comfort:

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
 - 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

and I go to Him, His word, and His people.  Even better, I remember and meditate on the fact that, once in heaven, the battle is over and won, and there is eternal comfort in store for me (Luke 16:25)!

I start to feel the sweet, sweet victory that is mine once again, and I keep going, ready to share with someone in need the comfort I have received.