sound of a soft breath

Listen to 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4 & 5
or read "The Coming of the Lord"

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.

I can only imagine
What it will be like
When I walk
By your side

I can only imagine
What my eyes will see
When your face
Is before me
I can only imagine

Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of you be still
Will I stand in your presence or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine

I can only imagine
When that day comes
And I find myself
Standing in the Son

I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever
Forever worship You
I can only imagine ...

Above are the lyrics from a song by Bart Millard of the group MercyMe. Millard said this about his song.

The song is not about crossing our fingers and hoping that God is out there somewhere, but it's about resting easier at night knowing that there is one true, living God who is crazy in love with us so much so that he desires us to spend eternity with him."
In his book Heaven Randy C. Alcorn wrote this about imagining heaven.

We cannot anticipate or desire what we cannot imagine. That's why, I believe, God has given us glimpses of Heaven in the Bible -to fire up our imagination and kindle a desire for Heaven in our hearts. ... Rather than ignore our imagination, I believe we should fuel it with Scripture, allowing it to step through the doors that Scripture opens.
More on Bart Millard's song and glimpses of the coming Kingdom - heaven - in this message at Valley View Community Church by Bruce Carter in a series titled "The Dream Fulfilled: Glimpses of the Kingdom."

Here is the music video of the song:
<a href="http://deforest-family.blogspot.com">Go to website to view this video.</a>