One of the great benefits of knowing that Jesus Christ made a substitution for us on the cross, taking our sins onto himself and giving to us his righteousness so that we might be sons and daughters of God is that the joy of that fact bubbles over at surprising times.  The righteous man meditates on the word, the word is wonderful, the righteous man is overwhelmed with joy and amazement.  Check out Paul in 1Timothy 6.11-16.  He is ramping up and getting excited about the way his disciple Timothy ought to live. Avoid all these bad things!  Do all these good things! Remember that all those to whom you confessed your faith know you are capable of great things.  And you know that God and Jesus are with you right now, and Jesus will come back at just the right time…

And then, all of a sudden, Paul is just so overcome by all of the great things that Jesus has done and will be doing, that he breaks into a delightful doxology – a description of the grandeur of God –

 “ …he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.” 

 Paul does not miss a beat.  His interlude in the spirit ends and he lands back in advice mode – this time about how to deal with rich folks.  But for that short sentence, Paul is sharing a brief glimpse of what heaven will be like – the re-created heaven on earth, in the presence of THE King, the One True God, the only Sovereign, whose unapproachable light will be all the lamp that is needed.