Are There Birthdays In Heaven?

Are There Birthdays In Heaven?

Today is Elizabeth’s birthday. Her memory is 69 years old but her life here on earth ended 1768 days ago. That’s almost 5 years and yes I can’t help but keep count. I don’t want or need pity because I am the lucky one here. And, I am the blessed man to have loved and been loved by her for 48 unbelievable, exciting, and incredible years.

I know the answer to this particular question: are there birthdays in Heaven? Isn’t that the way it goes most of the time? When we have a question for God, we already know the answer. I know it’s true for me, I only ask Him because I don’t like the answer He gave me before I even asked Him the question.

We Are Party People

The Bible mentions birthdays only a few times. In Genesis 40:20 at Pharaoh’s birthday, there was a feast and in Job 1:4 the Bible mentions holding feasts on birthdays. But these birthdays are held here on earth. We have parties for lots of things here. Our family had parties for everything, heck if there were no holidays, special events, or birthdays to celebrate, we would make something up. Our family name is Stanley so we had “Stanley Day” parties when nothing else was going on. They were complete with cake, ice cream, and games. The best thing about Stanley Day was, we could have it any time we chose.

In Heaven, we will have no need to celebrate our earthly birthday because every day will be a celebration. And the focus of celebration in Heaven will be on God, not ourselves, just as it should be here on earth.

A Parable

Jesus attended celebrations while here on earth and the Bible tells us about celebrations and feasts here on earth and also in Heaven. There are other verses to choose from (Like the marriage supper of The Lamb in Rev 19:9) but I chose Matthew 22:2 because it’s Jesus speaking a parable saying: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son.” (then describing a great celebration) There is a lot more to the parable than this single verse but what a picture Jesus paints for us whenever he speaks!

Other than her Heavenly Father, I know Liz better than anyone. And, this I know; she believed. Liz really believed in Jesus, that He died for her, and was resurrected on the third day. She prayed often (usually for me) and through some of her writings which I discovered after she passed, I learned just how faithful she really was.

We cannot know all the workings of Heaven just yet. But we will soon understand and I will see her lovely face again by and by.

So, today on her earthly birthday I quietly celebrate with her, but I know she was never really mine. Just like me, she always belonged to Jesus.