Michael Faraday — Part 1
Our Occupation in Heaven
“Father, I will that they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am” (John 17:24).
Michael Faraday was a chemist, physicist and philosopher. One day a distinguished scientist asked him this question: “Have you ever thought about what will be your occupation in the next world?”
Hesitating a while, Faraday quoted the verse, “It is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him” (1 Corinthians 2:9). He then added his own words: “I shall be with Christ, and that is enough.”
Yes, whatever else we may do in heaven, Christ will be the center and theme, our eternal and glorious occupation. When we get even one glimpse of His lovely face we will fix our gaze on Him, and He will captivate our hearts forever. As the Apostle John recorded, “I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb” (Revelation 5:6). It was the LAMB that caught His immediate attention and so it will be with us as well.