A Crucified Life - - Is At Home With The Lord

 

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 1736

At Home:  to be in one's own country, to be at home

From the Greek word 'endémeó' (pronounced en-day-meh'-o): to be among one's own people, dwell in one's own country.

    Someday. Someday always comes. God's people have been longing for someday ever since we became separated from God in the garden of Eden. We look forward to the day when we are no longer apart and are in His presence permanently.

    On this side of heaven we get glimpses of eternity. We read of this place called heaven in the Scriptures. Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 13:12 "Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known."

    Its size cannot be measured. Its landscape is dotted with a variety of buildings, animals and trees. Its population consists of God, His angels and His people.

GOD

>Only One God - Deuteronomy 4:39, 6:4; 1 Corinthians 8:6

>Father  - Matthew 6:9

>Spirit - John 4:24

>Love - 1 Corinthians 13:8

>Holy - Leviticus 11:44; 1 Peter 1:16

And so much more than this, God is.

HIS ANGELS

    We read of some of the different types of angels and their ministrations in God's kingdom. Seraphim (Isaiah 6:2-4) and cherubim: (2 Samuel 22:11 [living chariot]; Isaiah 37:16  [His throne]; Ezekiel 1:4-14 [descriptive].

   Archangels [chief angels, rulers of angels], mentioned specifically as archangels occurs twice in Scripture (1 Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 1:9). All other references to archangels refers to them as princes [Daniel 10:13] and guardians [Daniel 12:1] and defenders [Revelation 12:7].

HIS PEOPLE

>Children of God - John 1:12; 1 John 3:2 

>The Holy People, The Redeemed of the LORD - Isaiah 62:12

>A chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession - 1 Peter 2:9 

>Martyrs - Revelation 6:9

>A great cloud of witnesses - Hebrews 12:1

Giving you just a few verses of our relationship with God.

HIS HEAVEN

>An Unshakeable Kingdom - Hebrews 12:28

>Eternal Day - Revelation 22:1-5

>Filled With Worshipers - Revelation 4:8-11; Revelation 5:11-14; Revelation 7:9-12 [point of fact: the Book of Revelation is filled with instances of worship]. 

    Someday. Someday soon. 

AT HOME WITH THE LORD

I Can Only Imagine - MercyMe

What Happened To Your Hands - Tammy Jones

Scars In Heaven - Casting Crowns

There Will Be A Day - Jeremy Camp

Hymn of Heaven - Phil Wickham

If I Could Take My Family - Tammy Jones

Holy - Jeremy Riddle & Tayla Rede

To Worship You I Live