So at church tonight we were singing a song that really made me think about my church family in NL and to really miss them. I miss talking with them, praying with them, worshipping with them. I love them and now I'm stating to feel a bit homesick for NL. Man this whole having lived in two places thing is hard!
And then it got me thinking (along with the sermon at church tonight). I've got another home that I'm homesick for. It's a different type of homesick though, because I haven't been there before, but I'm eagerly awaiting the time that I can be there. This third home is heaven. The word 'heaven' will probably have many different meanings to the people who read this blog. As a Christian I believe that it is a place where I will meet God face to face and know Him more personally then I do now. It's a place where there is no more pain, suffering and death. Why do I believe these things about heaven? Well God has told us what heaven will be like in the Bible.
'Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelations 21:2-4
I don't know about you, but I'm pretty homesick for this. I can't wait to be there with God and without the pain and suffering that this current world has. So when I think about it, I have 3 homes to be homesick for- Australia, the Netherlands and heaven. What about you? Are you homesick for heaven?
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