So.  Peter tells us that we have a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.  He continues in 1 Peter 1: 4-5  "To an inheritance that is incorruptible, and undefiled, that doesn't fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation…"

We have a reservation.  It's a done deal.  We inherited it ( it was bought and paid for) when we became God's child, Christ's brother. That's what God and Christ say they are.  Our Father.  Our joint heir, Christ being the first heir. (Yes I know they are "One", but I'm just not deep enough, or something enough, to understand that.  There is one God.  That's good enough for me.)

My daughter Becky goes overseas often.  She will call and say, "How does this sound.  Does this sound like somewhere you would like to stay?"

How in the world would I know.  I just tell her to book something she would like, and I'll tag along.

She will call back and say, "We have reservations…"  And then three or four months later, we go.  You can't just get on a plane and hope you have a place to stay when you get there.

And that is true for Heaven as well.  You have to have a reservation to be able to go there.  And you absolutely have to book your reservation in advance.  That's  the rule.  And more than that, there is only one way to get there.  Jesus said, "...I am the way…"

You can't just sit around and hope everything will turn out okay.  You have to accept Christ's death as the payment for your sin.  And grab hold of the resurrection as your hope for life.  Eternal.  Reserved.