Daily Archives: May 18, 2021

What do you think of when you think of home?

I love to travel, but there’s just something about being home that you can’t get anywhere else.

I remember right after college I took a trip around the country with a friend of mine. We rented an SUV which served not only as transportation but often as our lodging and drove to Texas and Arizona, then to Colorado, then California. We had planned for the trip to last 3 weeks, but about 2 weeks into the trip, we both looked at each other and said,

“This is great, but I think I’m ready to go home.”

In John 14:23, Jesus tells us that when we love Him, the Father will love us, and then He says something interesting, that He and the Father will come and make their home with us.

Home Is Where The Heart Is
In this, we get a sense of the presence of God. He’s not some distant God out there spinning the universe, He is here with you! His love is here with you in a way that can only be described as home. He doesn’t come and go and He isn’t a temporary visitor. He has moved His stuff in and hung up His pictures and He loves being there.

Oftentimes, at funerals, you hear people say that their loved one has gone home to be with Jesus. This is true, but this verse tells us that being home with Jesus doesn’t have to wait until we die. Through faith in Jesus, He makes His home with us today.

So, you can know the Jesus is with you right now. He’s also with you when you lose a loved one and your heart is breaking. He is with you, celebrating when you get the raise you’ve been working towards and He’s with you strengthening you when you get passed up for the promotion again. You can talk with Him. You can seek His peace. You can simply stop, be in His presence, and know that He is God. He is with you.

Dear Jesus,

You have made Your home with me. Remind me each and every day that You are with me and will never abandon me.

Amen.