Heaven, our true home

      I've heard it said that everyone has a God-shaped hole in their heart and only He can fill that spot. There is a reason for this and I've been meditating on the possible reason. 

     During my devotional time a few weeks ago, I asked myself this question, "Does God ever get lonely?" He is the creator and ruler over the entire universe and there is no one like Him. He has no equal. He has no one to share His most intimate thoughts and dreams with. We are made in His image and each one of us has a desire to communicate with one another. He made us to be in community and since the recent pandemic many of us have discovered how important it is to have that contact with others. It only stands to reason that He wants the same thing. I'm sure that is why He created humans and why His Spirit inspired men to write the Scriptures. He has a desire to be in fellowship with His wonderful creation. With the fall of man, we lost the intimate relationship with Him but Jesus has restored that relationship so that we can speak directly to God through prayer.

     God speaks to us also through His word and to our hearts through His Spirit. Each believer has become an important part of Christ's church and we all have a part to play in becoming the beautiful bride of Christ. This bride will one day become God's companion for all eternity. I'm positive that He is eager to show us all that He has done, all that He has created and reveal His glory to His bride. There will be so much to see that He will give us eternity to take it all in. As amazing and mysterious as all this sounds, the Bible has given us glimpses of His plan for us. 

     Paul explained our relationship with Jesus this way, "For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church, and He is the Savior of the body. Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let wives be to their own husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish." (Ephesians 5:23-27)

     The book of Revelation tells of a marriage to take place in heaven in the future. "And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, 'Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His wife has made herself ready.' And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then he said to me, 'Write Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!' And he said to me, 'These are the true sayings of God.'" (Revelation 19:6-9)

     The church is being prepared for this wedding and as such, we are looking forward to going to our true home which is in heaven with our loving God. The trials and tribulations of this world are making us stronger and giving us a desire to be with God forever. When we get home, He will greet us with outstretched arms and welcome us into His eternal family.

     "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star. And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let him who hears say, 'Come!' And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely." Revelation 22:16-17)