A reminder.

[ChrBrotherist]

The Lord has a way of showing us things exactly how we need to see them.

Once upon a time I saw myself as wise, devoted enough to have read the bible many times.

I told my nephew "If there's ever anything you want to know about the scriptures or our Lord, feel free to ask."

One day he came to me with an earnest question he put a lot of thought into. He asked "Are there carrots in heaven?"

Well this at first seemed cute but I quickly realized I did not know. I thought of various verses of different foods or examples of food but was fairly confident carrots weren't even mentioned in my bible.

I told him it was a great question but that I did not know. I prayed about it later and a few things came to mind.

Ultimately I went back to him and shared that the Lord is the creator of both heaven and earth and some of the things here may be similar or represent even greater things there.

If a road there can be compared to gold, I am sure a mountain, a tree, or a carrot would also be more amazing there than what we have here.


Though I walked away feeling like the Lord used my nephew for me more than He used me for his sake in that exchange.



No matter how much we study no matter hard we try, there will be things we won't know or understand while we are here even if they are considered the most simple things in heaven.

 

[homwardbound]

I see, Father and Son as Won (One). As Father decides what is best for each of us to be revealed truth needed to show others in love and mercy too.
Is there Coffee in Heaven Father? I see there might be, and be no need. Having everything we need given us by Father through Son already!
Even while here in earth in belief. Yet society plots for anyone to not see and get people to want more stuff. Advertisements used to sell, oh it is on Sale, I better get it now. But I can't afford it. Yet they provide ways to get it now, and people pay for it later, not trusting God when each hear no in themselves form god for them, No, not now! Yet impulses played in us each from others here on earth take one down, rabbit holes. I been there and trust not be there again, thanking Father and Seeing Proverbs 23:1-7
Thanks for your post

 

[GWH]

The Lord has a way of showing us things exactly how we need to see them.
Once upon a time I saw myself as wise, devoted enough to have read the bible many times.
I told my nephew "If there's ever anything you want to know about the scriptures or our Lord, feel free to ask."
One day he came to me with an earnest question he put a lot of thought into. He asked "Are there carrots in heaven?"
Well this at first seemed cute but I quickly realized I did not know. I thought of various verses of different foods or examples of food but was fairly confident carrots weren't even mentioned in my bible.
I told him it was a great question but that I did not know. I prayed about it later and a few things came to mind.
Ultimately I went back to him and shared that the Lord is the creator of both heaven and earth and some of the things here may be similar or represent even greater things there.

If a road there can be compared to gold, I am sure a mountain, a tree, or a carrot would also be more amazing there than what we have here.
Though I walked away feeling like the Lord used my nephew for me more than He used me for his sake in that exchange.
No matter how much we study no matter hard we try, there will be things we won't know or understand while we are here even if they are considered the most simple things in heaven.

Good points/post. I may misunderstand I. Kant, but the one good point I gleaned from his metaphysics
is that it is impossible for humans to imagine alternative/ultimate reality in detail, because we just don't have
the mental categories/capacity/ability.