We Shall See God

Earlier this week, I was discussing my new book Heaven by Randy Alcorn with a co-worker, and he also gave it rave review.  Then he told me about Alcorn's recent release We Shall See God, devotional thoughts on Heaven based on the sermons of Charles Spurgeon.  Well, I knew I would have to get that book as well!  You know, you just never know what you'll find at Sam's Club. I wasn't even looking for this particular book last night, but I sure was pleasantly surprised to find it there among the diversity of other Christian books (and for some I use the term loosely).

Why Spurgeon?  In the book's introduction, Alcorn explains that while Spurgeon never wrote a book on Heaven, he preached dozens of sermons on the Christian's eternal home.  Alcorn believes Spurgeon's writings on Heaven to be "some of the most poignant, moving, and biblically insightful [he] has ever read on the subject" (and he's read over 150 books on Heaven).  His goal is to provide Spurgeon's words in a form that people will be more likely to read.


One editorial liberty Alcorn uses is small yet significant in my opinion; he always capitalizes the word Heaven. I noticed that he also does that in his book Heaven.  And why not?  He chooses to do so "because it is the proper name of a real place, just as Saturn, Portland, or New England.  We need this reminder because Heaven has become so vague and ethereal in the modern mind that many don't think of it as a real place at all."  


I'm excited about having this book as a devotional companion to Heaven, and I'll be sharing Spurgeon's pearls of wisdom as I read along, desiring to direct our thoughts heavenward.