6 years ago, in May, my family got an invitation to join a small church ensemble. Daniel and I were nervous, but we agreed to try it out. That first Tuesday, we exited the car and walked to the front door of the Keene NH Seventh-day Adventist Church. The first people we saw were the people that invited us, and they introduced us to another family, the Perrys.
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| June 2012 |
Over time, the Perrys and the Warners became friends, and then became very, very good friends. We bonded over practices, performances, church functions and outreach.
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| August 2012 |
And the Warners moved. And it was very sad. But now, whenever the Perrys and the Warners get together, we pick up right where we left off.
Monday one week ago was such a time. We got to visit for an afternoon, walking around the Andrews campus, just enjoying each other’s company.
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| August 2014 |
And after they left, I wondered, what will it be like in Heaven? Are we so close to God now that when we see Him in person it will be like picking up where we left off? What is our friendship with Him like now, while we are here on Earth? And how does that bode for our friendship with Him in Heaven?
The only reason the Perrys and Warners are such good friends now is because we took time to develop our friendship before.
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| August 2014 |
It’s the same with God.
Our friendship with Him in the future is dependent on how we develop our friendship with Him now.
