Our heavenly citizenship offers comfort and rest. The author of Hebrews describes Abraham and Sarah’s longing for a heavenly homeland.
They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it....If they had longed for the country they came from, they could have gone back. But they were looking for a better place, a heavenly homeland. That is why God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. (Hebrews 11:13-16)
Nothing beats the feeling of coming home after a long flight or a grueling car ride. This longing increases the closer we get to home. What is it about home that brings us comfort and relief?
Read More“Reconciliation” refers to the act of mending a broken relationship. God sends us as ambassadors into the world to tell people about how to reconcile their relationship with God. This calling represents the most important things we can devote ourselves to doing.
In 1980, a section of the famous Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay collapsed when a freighter struck a column. This sent several cars and a Greyhound bus into the water below, killing thirty five people.
A sixty year old man who was driving along the bridge as it collapsed. As he got to the crest of the bridge he saw that the bridge was out and managed to swerve and stop 14 inches from the edge.
When he and his companions got out of the car…
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