Devotion 7

In today’s Daily Bread there’s a quote from Bill Bright, author of The Journey Home:

“May we live here like strangers and make the world not a house, but an inn, in which we sup and lodge, expecting to be on our journey tomorrow.”

He also commented:

“Knowing that heaven is our real home makes it easier to pass through the tough times here on earth. I have taken comfort often in the knowledge that the perils of a journey on earth will be nothing compared to the glories of heaven.”

It always bothers me when I hear someone say something like this. =(

Is it because I’m prideful and not humble? I really hope we, YES including myself, can change our negative or pessimistic perspectives of our living on the earth.

It’s good not to cling onto the world; however, do we have to feel suffering and/or sacrificing to justify our true identity? True, the image of Heaven is comforting; it gives us the hope, and the joy to be anticipated. But isn’t the hope supposed to be put in everything we do? Aren’t we supposed to rejoice with who we are and what we are doing right now, if we do take delight in the Lord?

Anyways, I just want to say:

“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” – Psalm 118:24