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8…JUST PASSING THROUGH

Good morning! I have been blessed with such a good family. On Sunday, my brother and sister in-law stopped by my place on their way back home to the St. Louis area. The visit and lunch were really nice, but it’s what happened after lunch that was incredible. They gave my house a face lift by flipping two rooms. They took the furniture from the living room and put it in the family room and vice versa. Switching the furniture has given my house a brand new look. It’s amazing!

This morning as I sit here enjoying this room change, I was reminded of another thing about heaven that I’m excited to see one day. In John 14:2, Jesus says, “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.” Don’t you just love the fact that Jesus, who was a carpenter here on earth, is preparing a dwelling place for us in heaven? Can you imagine what it will look like, especially knowing that we are going to get to our heavenly home by walking on streets of gold? I don’t think we’ve seen anything close to the beauty we will experience there.

As Christians, our forever home is in Heaven. We are just passing through here on earth. But while we are here, we can still keep our focus on heavenly things. Just like a family get-together, you want everyone to be able to come, so our job here is to tell everyone that we can about the home that is waiting for every Believer in Heaven. The gift of salvation not only secures us a home in Heaven but gives us many advantages while we are living here. Once we accept the gift of salvation, we have Jesus by our side from that day forth and the Holy Spirit is our constant companion to guide us through each day. So, here’s to helping others see that “there’s no place like home!”

Lord, our hearts long to be in heaven with You. But until the day that You bring us home, let our lives be focused on bringing others home with us by telling them about the gift of salvation. Amen.