by Tom Wacaster
I dreamt that heaven's
reward had arrived, and I was ushered into that eternal abode with God, Christ
and the redeemed of all ages. The angels of heaven accompanied the saints in
singing praises unto He Who sat upon the throne. Never before have I had such a
magnificent audio sensation as in that dream. The sound of angels and saints
blending their voices in majestic strains of that favorite hymn, "The Old
Rugged Cross" filled my imagination in what seemed at the moment so real.
One can imagine the disappointment upon awakening.
I still dream of heaven,
and occasionally the angels singing heaven's song of redemption, but nothing
quite as vivid, or as soul stirring as that particular dream more than a decade
ago. Dreams are expressions of the sub-conscience as they are played out on the
stage of our imagination and thinking. Often illogical, and unrealistic, they
sometimes wake us in a cold sweat of fear and anxiety. At other times they
sooth our souls with the hopes that lay deep within. I often wonder if our
Lord, in His human form, had dreams. And if so, of what did He dream? Anyway,
there are those who "dream" of heaven, but not in the sense in which
we are using the word. They live lives out of harmony with God's will, and then
expect in the final analysis to receive heaven's reward right alongside of the
faithful. Such expectations, like a dream in the night, are illogical and
unrealistic. Heaven is for the obedient. Anything else is but a dream!