Home
"Lord, you have been our home since the beginning. Before the mountains were born and before you created the earth and the world, you are God. You have always been, and you will always be." (Psalm 90:1,2 NCV)
If God is our home—and He is—then home cannot only be about location—and it isn't.
God as our home is so much more about presence than place.
As believers, we follow a long line of the faithful here.
Abram left His location because He understood home was about the blessing that comes from obedience to God (Genesis 12:1-4).
Ruth left her location because she understood that home was about commitment (Ruth 1:16,17).
The disciples left their location because they understood home was about following the Truth (Matthew 4:18-20).
Jesus left His location because He understood home was about relationship...and He was willing to make not just a down payment on the most glorious home ever but to pay the full cost up front and to purchase that home outright for any who desire to dwell there with Him.
Have you been away from Home for awhile? Oh, beloved, He's waiting and watching for you.
You don't have to roar into the yard. You don't have to march up the front steps and bang on the door. You just have to turn into the driveway, even if you're barely off the road you've been on. The God Who Comes To Us will run out to meet you. His royal robes will be flying out behind Him like a welcome banner. He'll get to you with the speed of the lightning He commands. He'll gather you in His everlasting arms, pull you close, and whisper tenderly, "I missed you. I'm so glad you came back. Welcome home."
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