Dave and I just got back from a week’s trip to City of Rocks, NM but of course you know that because I wrote about it in one of last week’s blogs.
We love going to new places, exploring. We imagine what it must have been like to be one of the first travelers to arrive in a particular place.
Imagine being one of the first people to see the Grand Canyon. You’ve been walking for days. (Have you seen the shoes from back then?) Foot sore, body tired, provisions running low, head down and possibly discouraged. “Why did I ever start out on this journey”?
Something startles you and you look up. Your eyes focus on the beauty before you. You stand in awe – in awe of the grandeur of God’s creation! Breath taking.
Do you ever feel restless and have a desire for a change of scenery?
The words from a old hymn came to mind again this morning.
This world is not my home
I’m just passing through
My treasures are laid up
Somewhere beyond the blue
The Angels beckon me
From Heaven’s open door
And I can’t feel at home
In this world anymore *
This world has so much beauty, so many enticements but I don’t want to be so caught up in what’s going on around me that I loose sight of what God has prepared for me in heaven. I will enjoy friends and family, visiting beautiful places but there will always be an unsettledness in my heart. This world is not my home.
“You were raised from death with Christ. So live for what is in heaven, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Think only about what is up there, not what is here on earth. 3 Your old self has died, and your new life is kept with Christ in God. 4 Yes, Christ is now your life, and when he comes again, you will share in his glory.” Colossians 3:1-3 ERV
Father, I look to you and all that you want me to become. I desire to live here on earth as if I was already there with you in heaven. Then I truly will be who you want me to be; living the life that You have planned.
*This World Is Not My Home by Jim Reeves