God has given us many examples, in Scripture, of serving
others. He has been very explicit in telling us how we
may fulfill that part of the law that says, "Love others
as you love yourself."

Feed the hungry.
Visit those in prison.
Help the poor.
Share the gospel.
Forgive your enemy.
Pray for those who persecute you.
Resist evil.
Help the widow and the orphan.
Minister to the sick.
Comfort the heart-broken.

These are all actions that we can only do today, in the present.
How, when we get to heaven will we visit the prisoner? How
will we feed the hungry? How will we help the widow and the
orphan? How will we forgive our enemy? Heaven will have
none of those.

We will be serving in Heaven, but not in this fallen world. The
groaning of the Earth will be finished! On the new Earth there
will be no sick, poor or hurting...so our work will take a new
direction.

This is galvanizing. This present life is my only time to do these
things that God has placed before me. May His Spirit enable me
to do them well.