There's No Place Like Home

“So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body." 1 Co. 15:42-44

I visited a dear family last night at the funeral home as they are bidding farewell on earth to their loved one who has had a long and wonderful life. It doesn’t matter how long we have with our loved ones – it will never be enough.

We were placed in this world to yearn for, to long for and to pursue something greater, higher and more meaningful. God never created us to feel like we are at home here on earth. He placed within us all a longing for a better place with complete satisfaction, perfection and completion.

This verse was a promise from God to me as I sat there and watched my loved one suffer, perishing and become weaker on an hourly basis. It made me long for her to be in another place and anticipate with peace her being raised in the eternal, raised in His glory and raised in His power. His power being the same power He exerted in the resurrection of Christ. Same hands, same power, same God.

As we all face the possibility of losing our loved ones we must remember that Heaven is our home and as we are waving goodbye to our loved ones, all of eternity and its saints are waving hello.

“…but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.” 1 Co. 13:10.