Written by David and Debbie Meece
“In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you.
I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you,
I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”
John 14:2-3
In a world where only scientific documentation determines what is “truth,” we often experience doubts similar to those of the disciple Thomas. We question God’s incredible love for us. Did He really allow His only son to suffer an agonizing death to cleanse us of our sins? We search for evidence of the resurrection and secretly wonder if heaven is more a mythical dream world than our eternal home. The story of our Lord’s life – so full of miracles – seems unbelievable by today’s standards. Is it possible that we have bought into a well-planned hoax? A fairy tale?
But one element of proof does exist, although the world may not give it credence: the unmistakable calling of God to our hearts. Once the Lord has spoken to us, His word becomes undeniably true in a way that no amount of “evidence” to the contrary can shake. When the Lord has called us to be His own, there is no denying the reality of our home in heaven. And because of this, death loses its power; it becomes a welcomed doorway home.
Though dying is not a subject most of us enjoy contemplating, it cannot be denied. We envision death as an unwelcome passage from the warmth of family and friends to the lonely cold of the grave. What possible glory could there be in death? But as our knowledge of the Lord’s grace and goodness grows, we catch glimpses of heaven and begin to see that true warmth awaits us after our passage.
This earthly life, with its joy and its pain, is but a prelude to that glorious day when we will finally meet, face to face, the God who gives us life. “He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or crying or mourning or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new’” (Rev. 21:4-5)
His promise is to someday turn our sorrows into joy. Our hope rests securely in His eternal faithfulness to that promise. Meanwhile, He holds us to His heart and cradles our souls like a shepherd with a wounded lamb. Someday our broken bodies and our debilitating sorrows will be healed forever as we spend eternity where there is no night.
God is faithful and will bring us home! All the ghosts will be vanquished and our journey will be complete. “If it were not so, I would have told you,” says the Lord (John 14:2), just as surely today as He has said for the past two thousand years!
Written in conjunction with David’s “Once in a Lifetime” CD
From the “Once in a Lifetime” Devotional
