Heaven Will Be Filled With Endless Pleasures

Lest we get off on the wrong meaning or direction on this subject, I think it will be best to look at a few Scriptures.

Psalm 16:11

You will make known to me the path of life;

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

Here David tells us that in God’s presence there is fullness of joy and pleasures forever. I’m sure he has realized this in his own relationship with God; but I think it is also a promise of heaven for all believers. Notice that our joy won’t be so much in God’s creation of heaven, but in His presence—being with Him. Yes, there will be beauty and wonder everywhere in our heavenly home and in all of heaven that we will enjoy; but all that will pale in comparison to the enjoyment we will receive by being with Him, enjoying His words to us and feeling His presence and loving compassion for us.

Psalm 40:8

I delight to do Your will, O my God;

Your Law is within my heart.

This Psalm is no doubt what David felt about God—the delight he had in doing His will. But I think it goes beyond our earthly realm. In heaven for all eternity, we will have God’s word in our heart and we will be constantly doing His will in our service to Him. And we will fully enjoy it and will delight in it.

Psalm 149:4

For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;

In the previous verses (vv. 1-4), the Psalmist directs Israel to praise the Lord and sing to the Lord and rejoice in the Lord with dancing. Then in verse four we see that the LORD, in response, takes pleasure in His people. In heaven God will take pleasure in us as much as we take pleasure in Him. We will rejoice in Him and He will rejoice in us.

Ephesians 2:7

so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

In heaven for eternity God will pour out His kindness on His children through Christ Jesus—and He will be glorified forever in doing it (Eph. 1:6).

Matthew 25:22-23

“Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’  23 “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’

There will be great joy and pleasure for all believers in heaven, but it seems that for those who have been most faithful in doing the Lord’s will, their joy will be the greatest in heaven. 

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