Going Forward

Thus saith the Lord, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. (Isa 43:16, 18-19 KJV)

The Lord has made a way forward for those who would follow in the path He has set for us. It would behoove us to move forward instead of clinging to the past and our old ways. That is at least if we truly want peace instead of chaos; if we truly want joy rather than sorrow.

Doing the same things over and over again that got you no where before and will get you no where now is not the way to go. 

There is a way laid out before us in the wilderness of this world. That way is Jesus. Follow him and know the peace and joy of God's eternal presence.

God's Peace - Pr. J.

Going Home

In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. (Luke 2:1, 4-5 NIV)

Joseph took his fiancé, to his hometown so that they could be counted in the census. While there she gave birth to Jesus. 

When our children were young and we lived far from our hometown; but, we often went home for Christmas. My husband called it home, anyway. I did not. Wherever I lived is where I had always considered home. 

We moved a lot over the last 47 years. I no longer even consider the place we live in as home. Over these many long years I have developed a desire to go home; but, not to an earthly home. My true home is the home that Jesus has prepared for me and for all who believe in him. (John 14:2-4)

Paul wrote to the Philippians: "But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. (Philippians 3:20)

The world may require us to participate in census' so they can keep track of who lives where. It is pretty necessary for us to have physical addresses of some sort. (Although, not everyone does.) But, as Christians, we will recognize that our true home is in the Kingdom that was opened for us by the one who was born to that couple traveling to their hometown so long ago.

God's Peace - Pr. J