Read: John 14:1-6

I will dwell in the house
of the Lord forever.
-Psalm 23:6

Night was falling and the weather deteriorating as I
began the long drive home. The snow that had been
falling lightly became heavier. Gale-force winds soon
whipped it into a blinding curtain in front of my car.
Only intense concentration and prayer kept me on the
road.

As the 2«-hour drive stretched to 3, then 4, my
muscles ached and my eyes burned. Never had home
sounded so good! When I finally walked through the
doorway and collapsed in a chair, I felt great relief.

Sometimes our journey as followers of Christ is like
that snowy drive. We struggle through long days of hard
work and difficulty. When disappointment and sorrow
come, our thoughts go to those wonderful passages of the
Bible that describe our home in heaven. It heartens us
to think of entering the Lord’s presence where we will
abide forever.

C.S. Lewis wrote a wonderful allegory called “The
Chronicles of Narnia in which he describes the unicorn’s
first glimpse of heaven. The unicorn exclaims, “I have
come home at last! This is my real country! I belong
here. This is the land I’ve been looking for all my
life.”

In a small way, that expresses how we will feel when
we reach our forever home.
-David C. Egner

To run life’s grueling race, to win the lasting prize -
To finally succeed in this endeavor -
Look to the day you’ll gaze into the Savior’s eyes
And understand you’re home with Him forever. -Gustafson

HEAVEN’S DELIGHTS WILL FAR OUTWEIGH
EARTH’S DIFFICULTIES.

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1998 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.

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