Today and Tomorrow

Psalm 23

"Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my present life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord in all the days that stretch beyond ("through stretched out days"). —Psalm 23:6

Heaven is home. It’s not that heaven is somewhat like home. It is home. Our earthly homes are signs or reflections of home, primitive symbols of warmth, love, togetherness, and familiarity. The ultimate reality is our Father’s house where eternal love awaits us; where we’re gathered in, included. "Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in,” Robert Frost said.

I read about Odysseus, the Flying Dutchman, Frodo, and E.T., and I too want to go home, to that place where we will cease “to break our wings against the faultiness of things,” where everything works out for good.

So many things go wrong here; nothing will go wrong there. Nothing will go missing; nothing will go up in smoke; nothing will go down the drain. Heaven is God’s answer to Murphy’s Law

There's always been a bit of homesickness in me, a longing for that elusive "something more." Now I know it's a hankering for the Father's house and my eternal home. 

Home from my wayward wanderings, 

Home from the cold foreign clime, 

Home, to the arms of my Father.

Where I am His and He is mine. —Oswald Chambers

In the meantime, while we wait for that day, God's goodness and love will follow us, guarding us from our worst instincts, cleaning up the messes we leave behind, giving us faith, hope and love for the journey. He has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you"; Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus my Lord.

"Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow!" Who could ask for anything more?

David Roper