God says: "I will give you great treasures hidden in darkness, unfathomable riches in secret places, so that you may know that I am The Lord." Isaiah 45:3 LSV

Priceless, spiritual treasures, more often than not, are unearthed during our darkest days, without which, we may remain 'dull of hearing'.

As the Apostle journaled in Hebrews 5:11 (LSV), "There is much more I would like to say about 'this', but it is difficult to comprehend, especially since you are spiritually dull and don't seem to listen well." '

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This may be hard to fully comprehend, but happiness, euphoria and ecstasy are not inventions of man, nor are they fully experienced on earth. It was God who created the very greatest of feelings that reside in our souls.

It's natural to wonder whether or not in heaven, these same types of feelings will be fully experienced, or are our earth-feelings simply an exotic teaser, never again to be experienced as intensely in Heaven as they are on earth?  Is Heaven going to be a non-stop hymn sing and prayer meeting, or will there be pleasures in heaven that far exceed the very greatest ecstasies of earth?

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Remember the movie “I Robot”, starring Will Smith? I loved it. “I Robot” was one of many manufactured (created) robots designed to help the world become a better place to live. A problem arose when the robots began to take on human characteristics, many of them taking on destructive behaviors, individual agendas, and doing things that their handlers couldn’t control. One of the ‘good’ robots, “I Robot”, took it upon himself to save the world from other destructive robots.

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How are we to understand God’s answers? God says, if we “have ears that hear and eyes that see” (Prov.20:12; Matt. 13:16), we will hear and see what God is saying, trust in everything He gives, but also trust in what He withholds, knowing that He is always perfect in His judgments and always good in His decisions. That’s exactly what faith is (Heb. 11:1, 6).

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In Jesus' "Be-attitudes" message, directed to His followers (Mt. 5:10-12), He encourages all of us to welcome all opportunities to be walked on, "used" by others, and ridiculed or shunned because of our passion for Jesus and His Kingdom agenda. The Apostle Paul continues this theme in I Cor. 4:10-20, adding that these are the same "fools" and "weaklings" that will co-rule with Jesus in God's Millennial Kingdom.

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