Day 44 - heaven

Yesterday I woke up with a headache.  This is never good. It usually means that Im headed for an all day migraine.  But I had to work so I got up, took a couple of Paracetemol and went off to do my last two Jo Jingles classes of term.  Came home with head still thumping and went to bed.  Slept for an hour but when I woke up the head was worse.  I had to take Ben to his guitar lesson and walk the dogs and make the tea - but after that I got into a really really hot bath.

As I slipped under the surface of an almost unbearably hot tub I felt instantly eased and relaxed.  There really is nothing better is there?   98% of the time I shower because its easier and quicker - but on days when I just need a proper deep relax the bath is just the job.  It reminded me of the feeling of getting into a newly made bed.  All clean and crisp and tucked in and super comforting.  It also reminded me of being in the womb.

When Sam was born my waters broke at home.  Hilariously ( and because he was the first born and you do all sorts of ridiculous things when you are expecting your first baby) I had put a plastic sheet on my bed just in case my waters broke in the night.  I was lying in bed in the early evening, Sam was ten days overdue and I was supposed to be going into hospital to be induced the next day, when POP!  my waters broke ( there really was a popping sound!)  To my utter surprise gallons of hot water suddenly gushed out onto the bed.  And because there was a plastic sheet underneath me that water had nowhere to go, so I found myself sitting in a lake of hot water!  😊  I yelped in surprise and Keith came running in.  He helped me off the bed and all the water ran straight onto the floor !  Hee hee hee.  It really was very funny.   But the thing I remember most of all was the fact that the water that Sam had been floating around in for nearly ten months was so warm.   Obviously, when you think about it, its going to be body temperature isnt it?  Which is really much warmer than you would imagine.   Lying in my hot hot bath yesterday evening I thought about how wonderful it is to be immersed in warmth.  It must be nice for baby to be floating in a constant temperature in the dark with Mum's heartbeat for company.    I wonder if heaven is like that.

Billy Conolly once said that he thought heaven would be like custard.  Warm and thick and yellow  .  I suspect he might be right

When the Glory of God is seen in the Bible it usually knocks people off their feet.  In the temple the weight of God's glory was such that the people couldnt stand to minister.  If You have even been put on the floor by God you might have a sense of what that feels like.  You could move - you just dont want to.  Because you are suddenly being overshadowed by the presence of the Most High.  Shrouded by the Holy Spirit.  Under the weight.  It is a glorious place to be.   Heaven is full of the glory of God, full of light and warmth.  I can't help but feel that it will be like being in a hot bath ( of custard? 😋) totally relaxing, completely safe, gloriously comforting, yet also invigorating and healing and holy.

When I got out of my bath yesterday the headache had gone.  I felt like a new person.  Not only was I considerably cleaner than when I went in, my aches and pains had been washed away and my mind was pondering heaven.

Jesus died to buy us all a ticket to heaven.  He paid such a huge price for you and I to be able to get there and experience all the wonders that an eternity with God have to offer.  We cant begin to imagine what it will be like.  We have no concept of how awesome God is or how much He loves us.  But we can be thankful here and now that because of what He has done for us we are going to find out one day pretty soon!