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Thursday,
September 5, 2019
"Therefore
we are always
confident and know
that as long as we
are at home in the
body we are away
from the Lord. For
we live by faith,
not by sight. We
are confident, I
say, and would
prefer to be away
from the body and
at home with the
Lord. So we make
it our goal to
please Him,
whether we are at
home in the body
or away from it"
(2 Corinthians
5:6-9).
I’m only
passin’ through on
my way Home
Heaven is the place where I belong
More than just a feeling or a dream
A land beyond the stars is calling me
When the Savior comes for me, I’ll go
To live forever, finally at Home
Heaven is the place where I belong
More than just a feeling or a dream
A land beyond the stars is calling me
When the Savior comes for me, I’ll go
To live forever, finally at Home
I
read a
thought-provoking
message on a church
sign, "Life Is Your
Ship, Not Your
Home". It didn't
specify the author
but from an internet
search it appears to
be from several
hundred years ago in
the seventeen
hundreds by a
Therese of Lisieux.Today we may read the quote and many would envision a luxury cruise ship. That wouldn't be so bad; smooth sailing, beautiful scenery, abundant foods, myriads of entertainment. "I could make this my home" many would say. (Not me!)
But when
the quote was
written traveling by
ship would have been
an ordeal, a mere
necessity of getting
from one side of the
ocean to another.
Ships were extremely
uncomfortable and
the journey fraught
with danger. Nobody
would consider
making the ship
their home!
However
using the analogy
there is a
temptation in life
to make the ship our
home.
Thankfully
there are periods in
life that are kind
of like a cruise
ship. Life may be
going pretty well,
smooth sailing.
But most
of us have also
experienced in
varying degrees the
turbulent waters.
And you probably
know someone right
now who is in
troubled waters.
Presently the news
is all about the
hurricane which is
affecting millions
and some very
tragically.
We have a
friend that has been
through several
months of extreme
turbulence. At times
the ship may even
seem to be sinking.
He is a man of deep
faith but we can see
the heavy toll this
trial is taking. He
needs a
breakthrough! But
above all may he
have the deep
assurance that life
is the ship and not
the home.
In our
daily Scripture
passage the Apostle
Paul makes some
vitally important
points concerning
where home is,
especially the
phrase, "away
from the body and
at home with the
Lord".
Bible
teacher Ray Stedman,
who has been home
with the Lord since
1992, writes,
Paul
uses the term "at
home" to describe
both our present
experience in an
earthly body and
the coming
experience when we
are "with the
Lord." We are now
"at home" in the
body, though away
from the Lord.
Then we shall be
away from the
body, but "at
home" with the
Lord. In either
case, we are "at
home."
All our tenderest associations gather around the word "home." It is where we feel relaxed, at ease, natural. And when we step into the stunning glory awaiting us, we will feel the same way--at home, relaxed, at ease, because we have not changed our basic method of operation. At home, here in the body, we are learning to walk by faith in a way that feels natural and comfortable. At home with the Lord, it will be the same. (Authentic Christianity -- Chapter 9 Time and Eternity)
All our tenderest associations gather around the word "home." It is where we feel relaxed, at ease, natural. And when we step into the stunning glory awaiting us, we will feel the same way--at home, relaxed, at ease, because we have not changed our basic method of operation. At home, here in the body, we are learning to walk by faith in a way that feels natural and comfortable. At home with the Lord, it will be the same. (Authentic Christianity -- Chapter 9 Time and Eternity)
Today, whether you life is analogous to a peaceful cruise ship or a storm-battered freighter may you realize where your real home is.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
Prayer: Father,
because the
Scripture tells us
so much about our
future eternal home,
may we find
ourselves homesick
for a place we've
never been. Remind
us that you want us
to live as strangers
in this world in
reverential fear
toward You, our holy
God! Our hopes, our
affections and our
joys will be fully
realized on the
other side where
Jesus will wipe away
the tears from our
eyes and we will
know no sorrow, no
suffering, no
good-byes and no
sin. Can't wait but
will endure till we
make it home! Amen.To receive the "Daily Encouragement" each Monday-Friday through email see this page to subscribe to our email list. You can also subscribe to the Wordpress rss feed or through a Wordpress email subscription. (See the email subscription on the right side after opening this page.)
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