Once you have someone in heaven, it can seem like there is a very thin ceiling between heaven and earth. For our loved one, their last breath on earth, was their first breath in the presence of God. The Bible has many beautiful things to say about heaven, and for the believer, we look forward to heaven someday. Most of us don’t want to get there soon, and when a loved one goes on before way too early, we are terribly sad.
We know that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord according to II Cor 5:8, and ultimately we are just ambassadors on the earth, and our real citizenship is in heaven according to Phil 3:20. We know that in the beginning God created heaven, and it is a place that we can look forward to. In fact, He is creating a place just for us and He doesn’t want our heart to be troubled.
So let us not be troubled, our loved one is home. And home is a good place to be. Home is a win, not a loss. We feel like we have lost, but our loved one is in an amazing place where they are worshipping Jesus in His presence around the throne room without end. Heaven is a win! They have made it home, to their eternal home. We have an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled that will not fade away. God has a place in heaven for each of us, and He has an assignment we have to finish before He welcomes us there.