Coming home.

Have you ever took a vacation away from home for a few weeks or longer, and the feeling of finally getting back home? It’s a reunion that tends to stay in your memories forever.

On a recent mission trip, one of my teammates told me of a reunion she witnessed of a daughter who had been away at school for a couple of years, and had finally come home to see her mom and dad. She said that there were tears of joy all around and the presence of God in the midst.

Revelation 21:4 - “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Oh, the reunion we’ll have some day with our loved ones that have gone on before us is always on my mind. Having lost my dad when I was 10 years old, I’ve always imagined in my mind the reunion we’ll have some day. We’ll not only be reunited with our loved ones, but can you imagine talking to Abraham and some of the greatest prophets that ever lived?

But our greatest reunion to look forward to is one with Christ; the man who lived and died for all of us, so that we could live and make our temporary home on earth, while preparing our hearts for our eternal home with Him.

The Bible is clear that after death, two literal destinies await all humanity: eternal life and eternal death (Rom. 6:23). Those who place their faith in Jesus Christ receive everlasting life.

I’m looking forward to coming home some day; the home I call heaven!