Heaven is Our Home!
Praise God!
I'm in Boston now, and tonight will be flying back to Colorado to my "home." And without in any way belittling the excitement and joy I have in thinking about seeing my friends and family again, I'm reminded of the beautiful and amazing truth that we who renounce the world for the sake of the Messiah Jesus are simply pilgrims and strangers in this world, sojourners whose citizenship is not with the world, but with our Lord Jesus. Our riches cannot be touched by moth or by thief (a beautiful reality which God graciously gave me first-hand experience of in Istanbul). Our land is not made of mere dust, but of alabaster and gold. The world can have our homes, our land, our citizenship, our rights, our EVERYTHING, and we would still be richer than all of them. Oh, may our eyes be open to this glorious, holy and mind-boggling truth!
I was so encouraged on this theme by my dear brother Georges, who wrote a very good post on this blog. He's writing from Lebanon, and if any place right now would have the temptation to get caught up in nationalistic fervor and revolutionary excitement, this would be it. And certainly, the desire for freedom and self-determination are not entirely evil--they can reflect pure and holy desires for justice, peace and the building up of God's kingdom. But even so, there are great dangers in such times, which is why I am so encouraged to see my brother's awareness of these pitfalls. May the Lord guide His church in Lebanon to be salt and light in the midst of changes and tumult, and may the cross be their ark that carries them through the storm.
Pray for the church in Lebanon, and in Palestine/Israel, Turkey, Kosova, Bosnia and everywhere else. May our eyes be more opened to God's glory, and our hearts more captivated by His grace and beauty in Christ Jesus.
Coming home soon,
Seth
I'm in Boston now, and tonight will be flying back to Colorado to my "home." And without in any way belittling the excitement and joy I have in thinking about seeing my friends and family again, I'm reminded of the beautiful and amazing truth that we who renounce the world for the sake of the Messiah Jesus are simply pilgrims and strangers in this world, sojourners whose citizenship is not with the world, but with our Lord Jesus. Our riches cannot be touched by moth or by thief (a beautiful reality which God graciously gave me first-hand experience of in Istanbul). Our land is not made of mere dust, but of alabaster and gold. The world can have our homes, our land, our citizenship, our rights, our EVERYTHING, and we would still be richer than all of them. Oh, may our eyes be open to this glorious, holy and mind-boggling truth!
I was so encouraged on this theme by my dear brother Georges, who wrote a very good post on this blog. He's writing from Lebanon, and if any place right now would have the temptation to get caught up in nationalistic fervor and revolutionary excitement, this would be it. And certainly, the desire for freedom and self-determination are not entirely evil--they can reflect pure and holy desires for justice, peace and the building up of God's kingdom. But even so, there are great dangers in such times, which is why I am so encouraged to see my brother's awareness of these pitfalls. May the Lord guide His church in Lebanon to be salt and light in the midst of changes and tumult, and may the cross be their ark that carries them through the storm.
Pray for the church in Lebanon, and in Palestine/Israel, Turkey, Kosova, Bosnia and everywhere else. May our eyes be more opened to God's glory, and our hearts more captivated by His grace and beauty in Christ Jesus.
Coming home soon,
Seth
posted by Seth | 2:53 AM
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May the Lord lift His countenance upon you and keep you with His mighty right hand.
May He also give me to see you soon.
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