Do you long for the taste of home? Today's Scripture:
We've been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our appetite by giving us a taste of what's ahead. He puts a little of heaven in our hearts so that we'll never settle for less.
2 Corinthians 5:4-5
Think of the best meal you've ever eaten. Recall its appearance, its flavor, its aroma. Chances are you can't remember exactly how it tasted. All you know is that you loved it. Although you can't totally recapture the experience of this gastronomic delight, simply thinking about it certainly gets those salivary glands going. Just the thought can make you long for more.
That is what God's Spirit makes you feel about heaven. You've been given a taste of paradise through brief descriptions in the Bible. Furthermore, God's Spirit has awakened a hunger in your heart that your mind can't fully comprehend. Your heart longs for the home you were created to inhabit, a place where death, pain, and sorrow have no hold, where your body is healthy and whole, where peace and praise replace struggle and strife, where you meet God face-to-face and never have to say good-bye.
Heaven is as real as those God-given longings. But God didn't give you a taste of what's ahead to leave you discontented with where you are now. He uses those longings as a homing device to keep you headed in the right direction.
By keeping heaven in your heart and on your mind, you'll gain strength to handle life here and now, as you rest in the fact that God's best is yet to come.
Selah people' and friends think about what difference it makes to your life here on earth to know that heaven is real. Thank God for each reason that comes to mind.
"I challenge each of us to grab someone today and either offer the a handshake of fellowship or a big hug saying welcome home and that God loves them. We are called to be his disciples and lead others to the ultimate home...Heaven."
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Your pastor,
Rev Patrick Muston (PreacherPatrick) via mobile @Wayne Memorial Hospital... keep Manfred Hood and family in your prayers.
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