June 2, 2021

Wednesday

Welcome Home

 Psalm 84

 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.”

Psalm 84:2

Joe Beam described what he thought his first moments in heaven might be like. “I’ll see angels of all kinds, godly people singing, and the Loving Light streaming from the throne. Somewhere, sometime, in that introduction to the home of God, I expect to hear an angel call my name. He’ll know me, though I won’t yet know him. ‘Joe. Good to see you here. Welcome home.’”¹

When we study the biblical descriptions of heaven, we realize such a scene isn’t far-fetched, and Joe’s eagerness for heaven is healthy. Heaven is a precious place, and we should anticipate it to the utmost. On weary days, it can energize us. Amid anxiety, it can console us. In sickness, it provides an anchor of hope. In poverty, it reminds us of our coming wealth.The Bible tells us to look forward to His coming (2 Peter 3:14) and to long for His courts (Psalm 84:2). One day, we’ll hear an angel call our name and say—“Good to see you here. Welcome home!”

A point to ponder…

I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands of years.
Martin Luther 

Read the Bible through in a year

Job 5-7

I love you!!!

¹Joe Beam, Seeing the Unseen (New York: Howard Books, 2000), 278.

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June 1, 2021

Tuesday 

Bountiful Feast

Mark 6:30-44

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work.”

2 Corinthians 9:8 

The widow saw a handful of flour and a little oil. Peter saw the crashing waves. Moses and the Israelites saw the sea before them and the Egyptian army rushing toward them. The disciples saw five loaves and two fish. What challenges and circumstances do you see? When we only depend on our eyesight to show us reality, we forget the invisible. We forget God.

If we could see God, His angels, and His vast reach and power—we would never fear. If we could see His abundance, compassion, and kindness, we would never hoard and give in to thinking there was not enough. Not only has God promised to be with us each day on earth, He has prepared a place for us in heaven. Relaxing into this promise brings peace and contentment. God not only provides the minimum for us but delights in giving us more so that we can share with others. The man who welcomed the children forgave Peter’s denial and fed the five thousand gently beckons us to Himself. We too can have His abundance for every good work.

A point to ponder…

Christians have a dual citizenship—on earth and in heaven—and our citizenship in heaven ought to make us better people here on earth.
Warren W. Wiersbe

Read the Bible through in a year

Job 1-4

I love you!!!

© 2000-2021 B. Michael Goerlich