The Heavenly Home
We are confident . . .
2 Corinthians 5:8
Today's Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:1-8.
One of the great joys of being a Christian, is the great hope that extends beyond the grave into the glory of God’s tomorrow. Many years ago, I was blessed by the story of a little girl who was running toward a cemetery as the darkness of evening began to fall. She passed a friend who asked her if she was not afraid to go through the graveyard at night. “Oh, no,” she said, “I’m not afraid. My home is just on the other side!” We Christians are not afraid of the night of death because our heavenly home is “just on the other side.” The resurrection of Christ changed the midnight of bereavement into a sunrise of reunion; it changed the midnight of disappointment into a sunrise of joy; it changed the midnight of fear to a sunrise of peace. Today, faith and confidence in the resurrected Christ can change your fear to hope and your disappointment to joy.
Friend, if you have never done so before, put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you too can know the joy of knowing that your heavenly home is “just on the other side.”
Prayer
Heaven Father, Whatever I fear the most, I put into Your loving hands, knowing that You will give me peace and courage. Thank You, Father, for the believer's heavenly Home. Thank You, for the Lord Jesus, and in His name I pray. Amen.
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