Gary Rich (25
Jan 2007)
"Earth is Not our Home"
Jesus said it Himself- there are many rooms in
my Father's house. What a tender phrase. A house implies rest, safety,
warmth, a table, a bed, a place to be at home. But this isn't just any
house. It's is our Eternal Father's house in Heaven. And its just possible
that before this year 2007 is over, you just maybe living in your heavenly
house
All of us know what it is like to be in a house that
is not our own. Perhaps you've spent time in a dorm room or army barrack.
Maybe you've slept in your share of hotels or bunked in a few hostels.
They have beds. They have tables. They may have food and they may be warm,
but they are a far cry from being " your Father's house"
Your Father's house is where your eternal Father, our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ lives. We don't always feel welcome here on
earth. We wonder if there is a place here for us. People can make us feel
unwanted. Tragedy leaves us feeling like intruders. Strangers, Interlopers
in a land not ours. We don't always feel welcome here
And we shouldn't. This isn't our home. To feel unwelcome
is no tragedy. Indeed it is healthy. We are not home here. This language
we speak, it's not ours. This body we wear, it isn't us. And the world
we live in, this isn't our home. It is not supposed to be. As Christian
believers we are just passing through on this life's journey. We are citizens
of Heaven, The Kingdom of God. That is where we belong. This life is just
a temporary stop-over to our lives in eternity in heaven
You ever get that feeling that something is not quite
right, you just can't be at home here, can't be really happy here ? Because
you won't be truly happy untill your at home with your Heavenly Father
Jesus Christ in heaven. But remember that while your here on earth, Jesus
expects you to use your brief life to serve Him, to daily make an eternal
difference for our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is returning very soon. Use
your life to make deposits into eternity. Cause very soon Jesus will be
calling all Christians home in the believers rapture. And you will have
to give an account of how you spent your life , your time, talents and
resources
Serve Jesus with your life today.Don't be foolish and
invest in earthly things. Be wise and invest in eternity. And you will
hear Jesus say at the Judgement Seat of Christ -" well done, thy good and
faithful servant " !!!
have a blessed day in Jesus Christ , Gary