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We celebrated Homecoming at Selah Christian Church today...Are you ready for the ultimate Homecoming?
Do you know the best is yet to come?
Today's Scripture:
We've been given a glimpse of the real thing, our true home, our resurrection bodies! The spirit of God whets 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: 4-5Think of the best meal you've ever eaten. Recall its appearance, its flavor, its aroma. Chances are 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.
Selah people' and friends Heaven is as real as those God-given longings. But God didn't give you a taste of what's ahead to leave you discontent with where you are now. He uses those longings as a homing device a GPS of sorts to keep you and I headed in the right direction. They remind us to view present problems from an eternal perspective.
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.
"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.
Your pastor,
Rev Patrick Muston ~ Mount Olive, NC 28365
Selah Christian Church Disciples of Christ
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