“Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart” (Psalm 24:3–4).
Heaven is not a place one enters by chance or convenience. It is a home prepared by God, reserved for those who truly love Him—and who have been loved and transformed by Him. The heavenly dwellings are not given to indifferent hearts, but to those who, even here, have learned to rejoice in the things above. The Lord prepares heaven, but He also prepares the heart of those who will dwell there, shaping the soul so that it desires, longs for, and delights in what is eternal.
This preparation happens when, by obeying the Father’s sublime commandments, we begin to love what He loves. The mind becomes nobler, the heart lighter, and the soul starts to breathe the holy atmosphere as if it were already there. This true spirituality is not something forced—it is born from daily obedience, from the sincere desire to please the Father, and from abandoning what is earthly and empty.
The Father blesses and sends the obedient to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. And it is these, already shaped from within, who will dwell in the eternal dwellings with joy. May your soul be prepared here, so that it will be ready for the home the Lord has set apart. -Adapted from J.C. Philpot. Until tomorrow, if the Lord allows us.
Pray with me: Holy Father, prepare my heart to dwell with You. I do not want to merely know about heaven—I want to desire heaven, live for heaven, be shaped for heaven. Teach me to love what is eternal.
May Your presence transform me from the inside out, and may I find pleasure in the things above. Remove from me all that binds me to the world and fill me with the sweetness of Your holiness.
Oh, my beloved God, I thank You for preparing both heaven and my heart. Your beloved Son is my eternal Prince and Savior. Your mighty Law is the mold that attunes me to the heavenly environment. Your commandments are like pure breezes that lift me into Your presence. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
