My father gave me a copy of Daily Devotions Inspired by 90 Minutes in Heaven for Christmas. There are 90 devotions total, so I read two each week, one to start my work week, and one to end it. I have found these reflections and devotions to be very meaningful. Today's devotion addressed something that I, and I think others, have thought about: Are there animals in heaven?
Piper writes, "People are confused because some say there are no animals in heaven because they don't have souls. Others say there are animals in heaven because they are mentioned in the Bible." Fair enough. I've heard arguments each way. He says that we can't say one way or other definitively that animals will or will not be in heaven.
I appreciate his perspective. From his own experience, and from what we know about heaven form the Bible, heaven is a place of perfection. If heaven for you would include pets or animals that were close to you, they will be with you in heaven. If you were in heaven and you missed your pets, then heaven wouldn't be perfect for you. You'd be missing your pets in heaven.
He writes, "We also know that God is the perfect host. Jesus Christ will be there. God will lavishly provide for every need we have. Nothing will be missing. After all, if anything is missing, it won't be heaven, will it?"
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