Absent From Our Home
I know some people love to take vacations and can’t wait to get out of their house. Well, I can tell you that I’m not one of those people. I mean don’t get me wrong, I LOVE vacations; my family has gone down the shore, to Boston, Vermont, etc. But it never beats a beautiful, relaxing day at my house with nothing important to do…kind of like today! Except it’s raining. But I love my home! I was having a hard time keeping up with my devotions about a week ago, but I found this passage that really helped me out. In 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, Paul is talking about how we are separated from God because of our mortal bodies. Our goal though, is to be pleasing to Him, regardless of where we are (v. 9). What spoke to me the most is verse 8. Paul says that he is confident that we would prefer to be absent from our body and at home with the Lord. Our home is with the Lord. This is how we should feel as Christians. Paul wishes that he could be in Heaven already with Christ, but knows th...