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WORTH WAITING FOR

For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down—when we die and leave these bodies—we will have a home in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. – 2 Corinthians 5:1 (NLT)

A day is coming when we will cast off the restraints of our present flesh and be freed to wholly function as the people God created us to be. This life which we hold onto with the tenacity of a dog with his favorite bone, in the days to come will appear quite worthless to us. One day we will breathe our last breath, the electrical signals in our brain will cease to function, and this tent which is our body will be dismantled so that we can be recreated with an eternal body fashioned by the hands of God Himself.

            The Christ Follower wonders why he or she is not at home in this world. Why is there always a sense of dissatisfaction with the present life, even though we know that we are assured of eternity? The answer is simple, yet profound. We are not in the environment we were created for. We are not citizens of this kingdom, but of the one fashioned by our Lord. When we depart this life we will finally realize for the very first time what home is really all about. It is heaven that we experience what we have always longed for – the last piece of the puzzle is put into place, and in the presence of God we thrive.