Come Home
John 14:2, “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”
Hello again friends! Welcome to another glorious day that will greet you with happiness, joy and complete positivity throughout it! So many times, each of us sit still and think of home; of where we come from; that place that led us to where we are now; the place that holds beginnings. Sure, there are plenty of people who would rather not remember the homes they originally came from, or the circumstances that led them away. For many, though, if we take a moment, we really should realize God was there all the time, in every moment, in every trial, in every loss. In retrospect, there is nothing wrong with knowing where home was, or where it still is; but in the knowledge that even if some of us have negative feelings about it, it is still there, and we are now better for having had one. I prefer to think on the people in the Bible that left home, traveled, lost their way, suffered, and then when all else failed around them, they returned to home. Everyone wants to know that they can go home, go to parents, grandparents and find welcoming feelings, emotions. Sometimes, we just need to go to that place to just reflect, to gain a perspective of how far we have come. If you know that you don’t have that, then find God! Though we may find ourselves lost to the world, there is a home we can truly rely on, that we can turn to at all times. God offers a home with Him; here in this world He can be your home, and He offers an eternal home too. Reality is, that there is an internal longing for home in heaven; a deep wanting that ensures us that hope is in God and a home with Him will be like no other. God is that quiet, continuous voice you hear when no other voice calls you; the one saying come home to Him! He is calling you home, no matter your circumstance, your pain, your sin, your addiction; He accepts you wholly, unconditionally. He is the one true God, the Father that can be depended on daily, in every moment. Today, even if you are a believer that slipped, or you want to be a new believer; if you feel you have failed, and have no hope; stop and pray; ask Him to let you come home! He is the home like no other; just trust, obey and COME HOME!
Scriptures:
Read: Jeremiah 29:11-14, Genesis 28:15, Matthew 25:35, Galatians 3:28, Hebrews 13:1-2, Psalm 121:7-8, Luke 15:11-32, Acts 2:28, Titus 3:5, Revelation 21:4, Psalm 40:1-17, Ephesians 4:31-32, Revelation 3:10-12, Philippians 3:20, John 14:1-4,6, Matthew 25:40, Luke 10:27-28, Revelation 3:19-20, Romans 15:7, Luke 19:5-6, Proverbs 24:3-4
Prayer:
Precious heavenly Father, we call on you now, please come and enter our hearts, souls and minds. Father, we thank you for your son who died on a cross and rose again so that we would not have to. Thank you, Father for the love, strength, grace and mercy you show each of us daily. Help us Father, today to seek you, to accept you now; to hear you when you speak, to understand that home is you. Father, take us now into your loving arms and teach us, guide us, protect us as we journey this world. Help us Father, to share that longing for home in heaven with others. Amen.